diff --git a/dev/ci-before_install.sh b/dev/ci-before_install.sh
index 6b57624a23..2cfaee56a3 100755
--- a/dev/ci-before_install.sh
+++ b/dev/ci-before_install.sh
@@ -23,14 +23,24 @@
 export THRIFT_VERSION=0.22.0
 
 set -e
+set -o pipefail
 date
 sudo apt-get update -qq
 sudo apt-get install -qq --no-install-recommends build-essential pv autoconf automake libtool curl make \
-   g++ unzip libboost-dev libboost-test-dev libboost-program-options-dev \
+   g++ unzip libboost-dev libboost-test-dev libboost-program-options-dev wget \
    libevent-dev automake libtool flex bison pkg-config g++ libssl-dev xmlstarlet
 date
 pwd
-wget -qO- https://archive.apache.org/dist/thrift/$THRIFT_VERSION/thrift-$THRIFT_VERSION.tar.gz | tar zxf -
+for attempt in 1 2 3; do
+  if wget -nv -O- https://archive.apache.org/dist/thrift/$THRIFT_VERSION/thrift-$THRIFT_VERSION.tar.gz | tar zxf -; then
+    break
+  fi
+  if [[ "$attempt" -eq 3 ]]; then
+    echo "Failed to download thrift after ${attempt} attempts." >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  sleep $((attempt * 5))
+done
 cd thrift-${THRIFT_VERSION}
 chmod +x ./configure
 ./configure --disable-libs