diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/review-apps/main.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/review-apps/main.gitlab-ci.yml
index 766d819c89bbf4d40e3fb8ae4cb05d9815465d06..94492e93b753a6ed80104e5b06ca6d4994e3af65 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/review-apps/main.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/review-apps/main.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ review-build-cng:
     strategy: depend
 
 .review-workflow-base:
+  extends:
+    - .default-retry
   image: ${REVIEW_APPS_IMAGE}
-  retry:
-    max: 2 # This is confusing but this means "3 runs at max"
   variables:
     HOST_SUFFIX: "${CI_ENVIRONMENT_SLUG}"
     DOMAIN: "-${CI_ENVIRONMENT_SLUG}.${REVIEW_APPS_DOMAIN}"