diff --git a/tests/remote/test_devedition.py b/tests/remote/test_devedition.py
index ff69f9b2..6eba1e5a 100644
--- a/tests/remote/test_devedition.py
+++ b/tests/remote/test_devedition.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 ])
 def test_release_scraper(tmpdir, args, url):
     """Test release scraper against the remote server."""
+    args.update({"retry_attempts": 5, "retry_delay": 0.1})
     scraper = mozdownload.ReleaseScraper(destination=tmpdir, **args)
 
     if url:
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ def test_release_scraper(tmpdir, args, url):
 ])
 def test_candidate_scraper(tmpdir, args, url):
     """Test release candidate scraper against the remote server."""
+    args.update({"retry_attempts": 5, "retry_delay": 0.1})
     scraper = mozdownload.ReleaseCandidateScraper(destination=tmpdir, **args)
 
     assert unquote(scraper.url) == urljoin(BASE_URL, url)
diff --git a/tests/remote/test_fenix.py b/tests/remote/test_fenix.py
index 213a55b4..6d8aa10a 100644
--- a/tests/remote/test_fenix.py
+++ b/tests/remote/test_fenix.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 ])
 def test_release_scraper(tmpdir, args, url):
     """Test release scraper against the remote server."""
+    args.update({"retry_attempts": 5, "retry_delay": 0.1})
     scraper = mozdownload.ReleaseScraper(destination=tmpdir, **args)
 
     if url:
@@ -80,4 +81,5 @@ def test_release_scraper(tmpdir, args, url):
         'extension': 'apk'},
 ])
 def test_daily_scraper(tmpdir, args):
+    args.update({"retry_attempts": 5, "retry_delay": 0.1})
     mozdownload.DailyScraper(destination=tmpdir, **args)
diff --git a/tests/remote/test_firefox.py b/tests/remote/test_firefox.py
index 2b2a0a04..c2e24198 100644
--- a/tests/remote/test_firefox.py
+++ b/tests/remote/test_firefox.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 ])
 def test_release_scraper(tmpdir, args, url):
     """Test release scraper against the remote server."""
+    args.update({"retry_attempts": 5, "retry_delay": 0.1})
     scraper = mozdownload.ReleaseScraper(destination=tmpdir, **args)
 
     if url:
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ def test_release_scraper(tmpdir, args, url):
 ])
 def test_candidate_scraper(tmpdir, args, url):
     """Test release candidate scraper against the remote server."""
+    args.update({"retry_attempts": 5, "retry_delay": 0.1})
     scraper = mozdownload.ReleaseCandidateScraper(destination=tmpdir, **args)
 
     assert unquote(scraper.url) == urljoin(BASE_URL, url)
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ def test_candidate_scraper(tmpdir, args, url):
 ])
 def test_daily_scraper(tmpdir, args):
     """Test daily scraper against the remote server."""
+    args.update({"retry_attempts": 5, "retry_delay": 0.1})
     mozdownload.DailyScraper(destination=tmpdir, **args)
 
 
@@ -115,6 +118,7 @@ def test_daily_scraper(tmpdir, args):
 ])
 def test_tinderbox_scraper(tmpdir, args):
     """Test tinderbox scraper against the remote server."""
+    args.update({"retry_attempts": 5, "retry_delay": 0.1})
     mozdownload.TinderboxScraper(destination=tmpdir, **args)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/remote/test_thunderbird.py b/tests/remote/test_thunderbird.py
index f96cab99..a7ae8ea4 100644
--- a/tests/remote/test_thunderbird.py
+++ b/tests/remote/test_thunderbird.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 ])
 def test_release_scraper(tmpdir, args, url):
     """Test release scraper against the remote server."""
+    args.update({"retry_attempts": 5, "retry_delay": 0.1})
     scraper = mozdownload.ReleaseScraper(destination=tmpdir, **args)
 
     if url:
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ def test_release_scraper(tmpdir, args, url):
 ])
 def test_candidate_scraper(tmpdir, args, url):
     """Test release candidate scraper against the remote server."""
+    args.update({"retry_attempts": 5, "retry_delay": 0.1})
     scraper = mozdownload.ReleaseCandidateScraper(destination=tmpdir, **args)
 
     assert unquote(scraper.url) == urljoin(BASE_URL, url)
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ def test_candidate_scraper(tmpdir, args, url):
 ])
 def test_daily_scraper(tmpdir, args):
     """Test daily scraper against the remote server."""
+    args.update({"retry_attempts": 5, "retry_delay": 0.1})
     mozdownload.DailyScraper(destination=tmpdir, **args)
 
 
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@ def test_daily_scraper(tmpdir, args):
 @pytest.mark.xfail(strict=True, reason="tinderbox builds not available in the archive")
 def test_tinderbox_scraper(tmpdir, args):
     """Test tinderbox scraper against the remote server."""
+    args.update({"retry_attempts": 5, "retry_delay": 0.1})
     mozdownload.TinderboxScraper(destination=tmpdir, **args)