diff --git a/.github/spack_ci_bridge.cmake b/.github/spack_ci_bridge.cmake
index 632e45b78..b8f789ea0 100644
--- a/.github/spack_ci_bridge.cmake
+++ b/.github/spack_ci_bridge.cmake
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ if (NOT "${test_status}" EQUAL 0)
   message(SEND_ERROR "some tests did not pass cleanly")
 endif()
 ctest_coverage()
-ctest_submit()
+ctest_submit(RETRY_COUNT 5 RETRY_DELAY 10)