diff --git a/src/cert/acme2.js b/src/cert/acme2.js
index f32ef8cef..18eacd515 100644
--- a/src/cert/acme2.js
+++ b/src/cert/acme2.js
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ Acme2.prototype.acmeFlow = function (hostname, domain, callback) {
 Acme2.prototype.getDirectory = function (callback) {
     const that = this;
 
-    request.get(this.caDirectory, { json: true, timeout: 30000 }, function (error, response) {
+    request.retry(5).get(this.caDirectory, { json: true, timeout: 30000 }, function (error, response) {
         if (error) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.NETWORK_ERROR, `Network error getting directory: ${error.message}`));
         if (response.statusCode !== 200) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, 'Invalid response code when fetching directory : ' + response.statusCode));