diff --git a/roles/etherpad/tasks/main.yml b/roles/etherpad/tasks/main.yml
index 62aa8d7..1e36ffe 100644
--- a/roles/etherpad/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/etherpad/tasks/main.yml
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
 # Installation script bin/installDeps.sh (2)
 - name: Create symbolic link to EtherPad src
   file:
-   src: /var/local/etherpad/etherpad-lite/src
-   dest: /var/local/etherpad/etherpad-lite/node_modules/ep_etherpad-lite
-   state: link
+    src: /var/local/etherpad/etherpad-lite/src
+    dest: /var/local/etherpad/etherpad-lite/node_modules/ep_etherpad-lite
+    state: link
   become: true
   become_user: etherpad
 
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
     path: /var/local/etherpad/etherpad-lite/node_modules/ep_etherpad-lite
   become: true
   become_user: etherpad
+  register: npm_result
+  retries: 3
+  until: npm_result is succeeded
 
 # Configuration
 - name: Configure EtherPad
diff --git a/roles/matrix-appservice-discord/tasks/main.yml b/roles/matrix-appservice-discord/tasks/main.yml
index a43642b..4461fe3 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-appservice-discord/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-appservice-discord/tasks/main.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
     path: /var/local/matrix-appservice-discord/matrix-appservice-discord
   become: true
   become_user: matrix-appservice-discord
+  register: npm_result
+  retries: 3
+  until: npm_result is succeeded
 
 # Typescript into javascript
 - name: Compile matrix-appservice-discord