diff --git a/.buildkite/emscripten.yml b/.buildkite/emscripten.yml
--- a/.buildkite/emscripten.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/emscripten.yml
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@
       - 'cd web'
       - 'nix develop --accept-flake-config --command yarn build-db-wasm'
       - 'git diff --exit-code'
+    retry:
+      automatic: true
     agents:
       - 'mac=true'
diff --git a/.buildkite/macos.yml b/.buildkite/macos.yml
--- a/.buildkite/macos.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/macos.yml
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@
       - 'source /Users/comm/.cargo/env'
       - 'yarn ci-cleaninstall'
       - 'cd desktop && yarn make-dev --arch universal'
+    retry:
+      automatic: true
     agents:
       - 'mac=true'