diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a857f824c2..5237b09744 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ before_install:
   - git checkout openproject/$TRAVIS_BRANCH
 
   # Install pandoc for testing textile migration
-  - sudo apt-get update -qq
-  - sudo apt-get install -qq pandoc
+  - travis_retry sudo apt-get update -qq
+  - travis_retry sudo apt-get install -qq pandoc
 
   # Install Node latest LTS
   - "nvm install --lts"