diff --git a/pkg/resources/containers/curl.go b/pkg/resources/containers/curl.go
index 60f24d20..d8cdd157 100644
--- a/pkg/resources/containers/curl.go
+++ b/pkg/resources/containers/curl.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func NewCurlContainer(hostnames []string, image string, command []string, env []
 
 	var parts []string
 	for _, hostname := range hostnames {
-		parts = append(parts, fmt.Sprintf("curl -X PATCH -H 'Content-Type: application/json' http://%s:6565/v1/status -d '%s'", hostname, req))
+		parts = append(parts, fmt.Sprintf("curl --retry 3 -X PATCH -H 'Content-Type: application/json' http://%s:6565/v1/status -d '%s'", hostname, req))
 	}
 	return corev1.Container{
 		Name:  "k6-curl",