diff --git a/lib/platform/gitlab/gl-got-wrapper.ts b/lib/platform/gitlab/gl-got-wrapper.ts
index 7303026650266de3b36db69d3003ee850759a216..d6ef0dfb6508971340e77d8493992a80f417b902 100644
--- a/lib/platform/gitlab/gl-got-wrapper.ts
+++ b/lib/platform/gitlab/gl-got-wrapper.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ async function get(path: string, options: any) {
       throw new Error('platform-failure');
     }
     if (
+      err.code === 'ETIMEDOUT' ||
       err.code === 'ECONNRESET' ||
       err.code === 'UNABLE_TO_VERIFY_LEAF_SIGNATURE'
     ) {