diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d58ad02cd9..e90bfa94a1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ deps-debian:
         echo "RUN ninja -C $CI_PROJECT_DIR/gegl/_build-${RUNNER} install" >> Dockerfile2;
         echo "RUN echo -e \"\e[0Ksection_end:`date +%s`:gegl_build\r\e[0K\"" >> Dockerfile2;
       fi
-    - /kaniko/executor --context $CI_PROJECT_DIR --dockerfile $CI_PROJECT_DIR/Dockerfile --destination $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:build-debian-${DEB_VERSION}-${RUNNER} --cache=true --cache-ttl=120h --verbosity=warn
+    - /kaniko/executor --context $CI_PROJECT_DIR --dockerfile $CI_PROJECT_DIR/Dockerfile --destination $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:build-debian-${DEB_VERSION}-${RUNNER} --cache=true --cache-ttl=120h --push-retry 1 --verbosity=warn
     - if [ -f 'Dockerfile2' ]; then /kaniko/executor --context $CI_PROJECT_DIR --dockerfile $CI_PROJECT_DIR/Dockerfile2 --destination build-debian-${DEB_VERSION}-${RUNNER}-temp --cache=false --no-push --verbosity=warn; fi
   artifacts:
     paths: