diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 97433f886bd..a15dbbe1e3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -93,8 +93,12 @@ jobs:
           pip install tox
           tox --version
 
-      - name: Run tox
-        run: tox
+      - name: Run unit tests
+        uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
+        with:
+          timeout_minutes: 10
+          max_attempts: 3
+          command: tox -e unit
 
       - name: Get current date
         if: always()
@@ -158,8 +162,12 @@ jobs:
           pip install tox
           tox --version
 
-      - name: Run tests
-        run: tox
+      - name: Run integration tests
+        uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
+        with:
+          timeout_minutes: 30
+          max_attempts: 3
+          command: tox
 
       - name: Get current date
         if: always()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/structured-logging-schema-check.yml b/.github/workflows/structured-logging-schema-check.yml
index 340e5831f88..ff981226e05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/structured-logging-schema-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/structured-logging-schema-check.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ jobs:
       # integration tests generate a ton of logs in different files. the next step will find them all.
       # we actually care if these pass, because the normal test run doesn't usually include many json log outputs
       - name: Run integration tests
-        run: tox -e integration -- -nauto
+        uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
+        with:
+          timeout_minutes: 30
+          max_attempts: 3
+          command: tox -e integration -- -nauto
 
       # apply our schema tests to every log event from the previous step
       # skips any output that isn't valid json