diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a4e833e..8b96dce 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@
 	$(call banner,"Building $(PKG) packages")
 	@make pkg-$(PKG)
 ifeq ($(OS_ID)-$(OS_VERSION_ID),ubuntu-16.04)
-	@make COMPRESS_FAILED_TEST_LOGS=yes test
+	@make COMPRESS_FAILED_TEST_LOGS=yes RETRIES=3 test
 endif