diff --git a/src/download.rs b/src/download.rs
index 15f4324..90e7653 100644
--- a/src/download.rs
+++ b/src/download.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ use reqwest::blocking::Client;
 
 use sha2::{Sha256, Digest};
 
+const MAX_DOWNLOAD_RETRY: u32 = 20;
+
 pub struct DownloadResult {
     pub hash: omaha::Hash<omaha::Sha256>,
     pub data: File,
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ pub fn hash_on_disk_sha256(path: &Path, maxlen: Option<usize>) -> Result<omaha::
     Ok(omaha::Hash::from_bytes(hasher.finalize().into()))
 }
 
-pub fn download_and_hash<U>(client: &Client, url: U, path: &Path, print_progress: bool) -> Result<DownloadResult>
+fn do_download_and_hash<U>(client: &Client, url: U, path: &Path, print_progress: bool) -> Result<DownloadResult>
 where
     U: reqwest::IntoUrl + Clone,
     Url: From<U>,
@@ -65,9 +67,9 @@ where
     let client_url = url.clone();
 
     #[rustfmt::skip]
-    let mut res = client.get(url)
+    let mut res = client.get(url.clone())
         .send()
-        .context(format!("client get and send({:?}) failed", client_url.as_str()))?;
+        .context(format!("client get & send{:?} failed ", client_url.as_str()))?;
 
     // Redirect was already handled at this point, so there is no need to touch
     // response or url again. Simply print info and continue.
@@ -98,3 +100,14 @@ where
         data: file,
     })
 }
+
+pub fn download_and_hash<U>(client: &Client, url: U, path: &Path, print_progress: bool) -> Result<DownloadResult>
+where
+    U: reqwest::IntoUrl + Clone,
+    Url: From<U>,
+{
+    crate::retry_loop(
+        || do_download_and_hash(client, url.clone(), path, print_progress),
+        MAX_DOWNLOAD_RETRY,
+    )
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 7a73d1c..8b05895 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,4 +3,7 @@ pub use download::DownloadResult;
 pub use download::download_and_hash;
 pub use download::hash_on_disk_sha256;
 
+mod util;
+pub use util::retry_loop;
+
 pub mod request;
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d2327b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+use core::time::Duration;
+use std::thread::sleep;
+
+const RETRY_INTERVAL_MSEC: u64 = 1000;
+
+pub fn retry_loop<F, T, E>(mut func: F, max_tries: u32) -> Result<T, E>
+where
+    F: FnMut() -> Result<T, E>,
+{
+    let mut tries = 0;
+
+    loop {
+        match func() {
+            ok @ Ok(_) => return ok,
+            err @ Err(_) => {
+                tries += 1;
+
+                if tries >= max_tries {
+                    return err;
+                }
+                sleep(Duration::from_millis(RETRY_INTERVAL_MSEC));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}