diff --git a/provision.sh b/provision.sh
index 795f903..34c6409 100755
--- a/provision.sh
+++ b/provision.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@
 # Print commands and exit on error
 set -xe
 
+# Increase APT retries and timeouts to improve provisioning reliability
+sudo tee /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99custom-retries << EOF
+Acquire::Retries "5";
+Acquire::http::Timeout "120";
+Acquire::ftp::Timeout "120";
+EOF
+
 # Prevents interactive prompts during package installation
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive