diff --git a/src/Repository.ts b/src/Repository.ts
index b2ba44a..fd12437 100644
--- a/src/Repository.ts
+++ b/src/Repository.ts
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ export default class Repository {
         this._model.anonymizeDate = new Date();
         console.log(`${this._model.repoId} will be updated to ${newCommit}`);
         await this.resetSate("preparing");
-        await downloadQueue.add(this, { jobId: this.repoId });
+        await downloadQueue.add(this, { jobId: this.repoId, attempts: 3 });
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/routes/repository-private.ts b/src/routes/repository-private.ts
index 2048649..9082cef 100644
--- a/src/routes/repository-private.ts
+++ b/src/routes/repository-private.ts
@@ -432,7 +432,10 @@ router.post("/", async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) => {
     }
 
     res.send({ status: repo.status });
-    downloadQueue.add(new Repository(repo), { jobId: repo.repoId });
+    downloadQueue.add(new Repository(repo), {
+      jobId: repo.repoId,
+      attempts: 3,
+    });
   } catch (error) {
     if (error.message?.indexOf(" duplicate key") > -1) {
       return handleError(
diff --git a/src/routes/repository-public.ts b/src/routes/repository-public.ts
index ff1e3fa..21b652f 100644
--- a/src/routes/repository-public.ts
+++ b/src/routes/repository-public.ts
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ router.get(
         fiveMinuteAgo.setMinutes(fiveMinuteAgo.getMinutes() - 5);
         if (repo.status != "ready") {
           if (
-            repo.model.statusDate < fiveMinuteAgo 
+            repo.model.statusDate < fiveMinuteAgo
             // && repo.status != "preparing"
           ) {
             await repo.updateStatus("preparing");
-            await downloadQueue.add(repo, { jobId: repo.repoId });
+            await downloadQueue.add(repo, { jobId: repo.repoId, attempts: 3 });
           }
           if (repo.status == "error") {
             throw new AnonymousError(
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ router.get(
           !!config.ENABLE_DOWNLOAD &&
           repo.source.type == "GitHubDownload";
       }
-      
+
       res.header("Cache-Control", "no-cache");
       res.json({
         url: redirectURL,