diff --git a/.ci/travis_before_script.sh b/.ci/travis_before_script.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000000..c48edd6dbd34c76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/travis_before_script.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+try_count=0
+while [ $try_count != 5 ]; do
+    julia --project=.ci/ -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.instantiate()'
+    if [ $? = 0 ]; then exit 0; fi
+    try_count = `expr $try_count + 1`
+done
+exit 1
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2c752f6975587bb..0752d41e3332f2a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ matrix:
   fast_finish: true
   allow_failures:
     - julia: nightly
-before_script: julia --project=.ci/ -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.instantiate()'
+before_script: .ci/travis_before_script.sh
 script: julia --project=.ci/ --color=yes -e 'import RegistryCI; RegistryCI.test()'
 branches:
   only: