diff --git a/.github/actions/run-tests/action.yml b/.github/actions/run-tests/action.yml
index a73c3d84c..4ea205814 100644
--- a/.github/actions/run-tests/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/run-tests/action.yml
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ runs:
         done
         echo "tests completed"
         echo "downloading allure results..."
-        kubectl cp --v=10 $podname:/tmp/allure-results allure-results
+        kubectl cp --v=10 --retries=3 $podname:/tmp/allure-results allure-results
         echo "waiting for pod to exit"
         kubectl logs -f $podname >/dev/null 2>&1