diff --git a/.gitlab/testrunner.yml b/.gitlab/testrunner.yml
index e0013db22a..3fb570952f 100644
--- a/.gitlab/testrunner.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/testrunner.yml
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
     - ulimit -c unlimited
     - pyenv global 3.12 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.13
     - export _CI_DD_AGENT_URL=http://${HOST_IP}:8126/
+  retry: 2
diff --git a/.gitlab/tests.yml b/.gitlab/tests.yml
index 3092532ac2..595953a555 100644
--- a/.gitlab/tests.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/tests.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ include:
   needs: []
   parallel: 4
   # DEV: This is the max retries that GitLab currently allows for
-  retry: 2
   before_script:
     - !reference [.testrunner, before_script]
     - pip install riot==0.20.1
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@ build_base_venvs:
   services:
     - !reference [.services, ddagent]
   # DEV: This is the max retries that GitLab currently allows for
-  retry: 2
   before_script:
     - !reference [.testrunner, before_script]
     - pip install riot==0.20.1