diff --git a/src/dev/build/tasks/os_packages/docker_generator/templates/build_docker_sh.template.js b/src/dev/build/tasks/os_packages/docker_generator/templates/build_docker_sh.template.js
index 59506402ff620..66a3484775a0b 100644
--- a/src/dev/build/tasks/os_packages/docker_generator/templates/build_docker_sh.template.js
+++ b/src/dev/build/tasks/os_packages/docker_generator/templates/build_docker_sh.template.js
@@ -27,7 +27,33 @@ function generator({ imageTag, imageFlavor, versionTag, dockerOutputDir }) {
   #
   set -euo pipefail
   
-  docker pull centos:7
+  retry_docker_pull() {
+    image=$1
+    attempt=0
+    max_retries=5
+
+    while true
+    do
+      attempt=$((attempt+1))
+
+      if [ $attempt -gt $max_retries ]
+      then
+        echo "Docker pull retries exceeded, aborting."
+        exit 1
+      fi
+
+      if docker pull "$image"
+      then
+        echo "Docker pull successful."
+        break
+      else
+        echo "Docker pull unsuccessful, attempt '$attempt'."
+      fi
+
+    done
+  }
+
+  retry_docker_pull "centos:7"
   
   echo "Building: kibana${ imageFlavor }-docker"; \\
   docker build -t ${ imageTag }${ imageFlavor }:${ versionTag } -f Dockerfile . || exit 1;