diff --git a/bin/runnbs.ts b/bin/runnbs.ts
index 41a8524..1870c4f 100644
--- a/bin/runnbs.ts
+++ b/bin/runnbs.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import "@std/dotenv/load";
-
+import { retry } from "jsr:@std/async";
 import { getConfig } from "jurassic/config.ts";
 import path from "node:path";
 
@@ -8,18 +8,21 @@ if (import.meta.main) {
   const results = await Promise.all(
     config.notebooks.map((nb: string) => {
       console.log(`Running ${nb}`);
-      const command = new Deno.Command("jupyter", {
-        args: [
-          "execute",
-          "--kernel_name=deno",
-          path.resolve(config.nbsPath, nb),
-        ],
-        stdin: "piped",
-        stdout: "piped",
-      });
-      const child = command.spawn();
-      child.stdin.close();
-      return child.status;
+      const fn = () => {
+        const command = new Deno.Command("jupyter", {
+          args: [
+            "execute",
+            "--kernel_name=deno",
+            path.resolve(config.nbsPath, nb),
+          ],
+          stdin: "piped",
+          stdout: "piped",
+        });
+        const child = command.spawn();
+        child.stdin.close();
+        return child.status;
+      };
+      return retry(fn, { maxAttempts: 3, minTimeout: 100 });
     }),
   );
 
diff --git a/deno.json b/deno.json
index 7a4f52a..e3633f9 100644
--- a/deno.json
+++ b/deno.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   },
   "imports": {
     "@anthropic-ai/sdk": "npm:@anthropic-ai/sdk@^0.33.1",
+    "@std/async": "jsr:@std/async@^1.0.9",
     "@std/dotenv": "jsr:@std/dotenv@^0.225.3",
     "@std/fs": "jsr:@std/fs@^1.0.6",
     "typescript": "npm:typescript@^5.7.2",
diff --git a/deno.lock b/deno.lock
index 0844ed6..8b4eeae 100644
--- a/deno.lock
+++ b/deno.lock
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
   "version": "4",
   "specifiers": {
     "jsr:@std/assert@*": "1.0.9",
+    "jsr:@std/async@*": "1.0.9",
+    "jsr:@std/async@^1.0.9": "1.0.9",
     "jsr:@std/dotenv@~0.225.3": "0.225.3",
     "jsr:@std/fs@^1.0.6": "1.0.6",
     "jsr:@std/internal@^1.0.5": "1.0.5",
@@ -20,6 +22,9 @@
         "jsr:@std/internal"
       ]
     },
+    "@std/async@1.0.9": {
+      "integrity": "c6472fd0623b3f3daae023cdf7ca5535e1b721dfbf376562c0c12b3fb4867f91"
+    },
     "@std/dotenv@0.225.3": {
       "integrity": "a95e5b812c27b0854c52acbae215856d9cce9d4bbf774d938c51d212711e8d4a"
     },
@@ -251,6 +256,7 @@
   },
   "workspace": {
     "dependencies": [
+      "jsr:@std/async@^1.0.9",
       "jsr:@std/dotenv@~0.225.3",
       "jsr:@std/fs@^1.0.6",
       "npm:@anthropic-ai/sdk@~0.33.1",