diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/lava/utils/ssh_job_definition.py b/.gitlab-ci/lava/utils/ssh_job_definition.py
index 7b827724e4a..ea8c1a84c38 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/lava/utils/ssh_job_definition.py
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/lava/utils/ssh_job_definition.py
@@ -169,7 +169,9 @@ def generate_lava_yaml_payload(args) -> dict[str, Any]:
     # container build
     deploy = {
         "namespace": "dut",
+        "failure_retry": NUMBER_OF_ATTEMPTS_LAVA_BOOT,
         "timeout": {"minutes": 10},
+        "timeouts": {"http-download": {"minutes": 2}},
         "to": "tftp",
         "os": "oe",
         "kernel": {"url": f"{args.kernel_url_prefix}/{args.kernel_image_name}"},