diff --git a/backup-android.sh b/backup-android.sh
index 1f13941..b480515 100755
--- a/backup-android.sh
+++ b/backup-android.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,19 @@ function time_diff {
 function backup() {
   # First, we need to rsync our changes to the host
   echo "Running rsync..."
-  $RSYNC_COMMAND "$SOURCE_LOCATION" "$REMOTE_HOST:$DESTINATION_LOCATION" || return 1
+  local RETRIES=10
+  while (( RETRIES > 0 )); do
+    # Try to rsync
+    $RSYNC_COMMAND "$SOURCE_LOCATION" "$REMOTE_HOST:$DESTINATION_LOCATION" && break
+    (( RETRIES-- ))
+    echo "rsync failed. Retrying $RETRIES more times. Sleeping 10s"
+    sleep 10s
+  done
+
+  if (( RETRIES == 0 )); then
+    # We exceeded the retry limit. Fail
+    return 1
+  fi
 
   # Next, instruct the host to create a borg
   echo "Running borg..."