diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 1c3633aa375e..b1064faaa321 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -660,9 +660,15 @@ def withBeatsEnv(boolean archive, Closure body) {
   ]) {
     deleteDir()
     unstash 'source'
-    dockerLogin(secret: "${DOCKERELASTIC_SECRET}", registry: "${DOCKER_REGISTRY}")
-    // FIXME workaround untill we fix the packer cache
-    sh 'docker pull docker.elastic.co/observability-ci/database-enterprise:12.2.0.1'
+    if(os == 'linux'){
+      dockerLogin(secret: "${DOCKERELASTIC_SECRET}", registry: "${DOCKER_REGISTRY}")
+      // FIXME workaround until we fix the packer cache
+      // Retry to avoid DDoS detection from the server
+      retry(3) {
+        sleep randomNumber(min: 2, max: 5)
+        sh 'docker pull docker.elastic.co/observability-ci/database-enterprise:12.2.0.1'
+      }
+    }
     dir("${env.BASE_DIR}") {
       sh(label: "Install Go ${GO_VERSION}", script: ".ci/scripts/install-go.sh")
       sh(label: "Install docker-compose ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION}", script: ".ci/scripts/install-docker-compose.sh")