diff --git a/cypress/e2e/pages/articles/testsForCanonicalOnly.js b/cypress/e2e/pages/articles/testsForCanonicalOnly.js
index 66b9d7b64f7..d837987c1a8 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/pages/articles/testsForCanonicalOnly.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/pages/articles/testsForCanonicalOnly.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const serviceHasCaption = service => service === 'news';
 export default ({ service, pageType, variant = 'default' }) =>
   describe(`Canonical Tests for ${service} ${pageType}`, () => {
     if (appToggles.chartbeatAnalytics.enabled) {
-      describe('Chartbeat', () => {
+      describe('Chartbeat', { retries: 3 }, () => {
         if (envConfig.chartbeatEnabled) {
           it('should have a script with src value set to chartbeat source', () => {
             cy.hasScriptWithChartbeatSrc();
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/pages/homePage/testsForCanonicalOnly.js b/cypress/e2e/pages/homePage/testsForCanonicalOnly.js
index 78c7874b147..b7846b3c008 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/pages/homePage/testsForCanonicalOnly.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/pages/homePage/testsForCanonicalOnly.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export default ({ service }) => {
     runAdsTests({ service });
   }
 
-  describe(`Chartbeat analytics`, () => {
+  describe(`Chartbeat analytics`, { retries: 3 }, () => {
     it('should have a script with src value set to chartbeat source', () => {
       cy.hasScriptWithChartbeatSrc();
     });
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/pages/liveRadio/tests.js b/cypress/e2e/pages/liveRadio/tests.js
index 6724b2f2a21..697448c762c 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/pages/liveRadio/tests.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/pages/liveRadio/tests.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export default ({ service, pageType }) =>
       },
     );
 
-    describe('Chartbeat', () => {
+    describe('Chartbeat', { retries: 3 }, () => {
       if (envConfig.chartbeatEnabled) {
         it('should have a script with src value set to chartbeat source', () => {
           cy.hasScriptWithChartbeatSrc();
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/pages/mediaAssetPage/testsForCanonicalOnly.js b/cypress/e2e/pages/mediaAssetPage/testsForCanonicalOnly.js
index 026c3da09ac..bb9cc304fee 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/pages/mediaAssetPage/testsForCanonicalOnly.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/pages/mediaAssetPage/testsForCanonicalOnly.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export const testsThatFollowSmokeTestConfigForCanonicalOnly = ({
 }) => {
   describe(`testsThatFollowSmokeTestConfigForCanonicalOnly for ${service} ${pageType}`, () => {
     if (appToggles.chartbeatAnalytics.enabled && envConfig.chartbeatEnabled) {
-      describe('Chartbeat', () => {
+      describe('Chartbeat', { retries: 3 }, () => {
         it('should have a script with correct src', () => {
           cy.hasScriptWithChartbeatSrc();
         });
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/pages/mostReadPage/testsForCanonicalOnly.js b/cypress/e2e/pages/mostReadPage/testsForCanonicalOnly.js
index d18ce66cfae..a399f68ab87 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/pages/mostReadPage/testsForCanonicalOnly.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/pages/mostReadPage/testsForCanonicalOnly.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import envConfig from '../../../support/config/envs';
 
 export default ({ service, pageType, variant }) => {
   describe(`testsForCanonicalOnly for ${service} ${pageType} ${variant}`, () => {
-    describe('Chartbeat', () => {
+    describe('Chartbeat', { retries: 3 }, () => {
       if (envConfig.chartbeatEnabled) {
         it('should have a script with src value set to chartbeat source', () => {
           cy.hasScriptWithChartbeatSrc();
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/pages/onDemandAudio/tests.js b/cypress/e2e/pages/onDemandAudio/tests.js
index e6eb03ea62b..8bf2d6a3057 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/pages/onDemandAudio/tests.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/pages/onDemandAudio/tests.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export default ({ service, pageType, variant }) => {
         });
       });
     });
-    describe('Chartbeat', () => {
+    describe('Chartbeat', { retries: 3 }, () => {
       if (envConfig.chartbeatEnabled) {
         it('should have a script with src value set to chartbeat source', () => {
           cy.hasScriptWithChartbeatSrc();
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/pages/onDemandTV/tests.js b/cypress/e2e/pages/onDemandTV/tests.js
index 77f5c45892d..13c2323de04 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/pages/onDemandTV/tests.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/pages/onDemandTV/tests.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export default ({ service, pageType, variant }) => {
           });
         });
       },
-      describe('Chartbeat', () => {
+      describe('Chartbeat', { retries: 3 }, () => {
         if (envConfig.chartbeatEnabled) {
           it('should have a script with src value set to chartbeat source', () => {
             cy.hasScriptWithChartbeatSrc();