diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index b36b02b..8fcc73f 100644
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -39,8 +39,16 @@ healthchck_ok(){
 
 healthchck_start "Starting Backup"
 cd /backup
-echo "make archive"
-tar -c ${TAR_PARAM} ${TAR_EXTRA_PARAM} -f ~/$BACKUP_FILENAME ./* || healthchck_fail  "TAR Failed"
+TAR_RETRIES=3
+while [ $TAR_RETRIES -gt 0 ]; do
+  echo "make archive"
+  tar -c ${TAR_PARAM} ${TAR_EXTRA_PARAM} -f ~/$BACKUP_FILENAME ./* || healthchck_fail  "TAR Failed"
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    TAR_RETRIES=$(($TAR_RETRIES-1))
+  else
+    TAR_RETRIES=0
+  fi
+done
 cd /
 echo " done"