diff --git a/lib/modules/platform/azure/azure-got-wrapper.ts b/lib/modules/platform/azure/azure-got-wrapper.ts
index d9628cba856dae..4dbfc72dfe5e41 100644
--- a/lib/modules/platform/azure/azure-got-wrapper.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/platform/azure/azure-got-wrapper.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ export function azureObj(): azure.WebApi {
     throw new Error(`No config found for azure`);
   }
   const authHandler = getAuthenticationHandler(config);
-  return new azure.WebApi(endpoint, authHandler);
+  return new azure.WebApi(endpoint, authHandler, {
+    allowRetries: true,
+    maxRetries: 2,
+  });
 }
 
 export function gitApi(): Promise<IGitApi> {