diff --git a/buildserver/Dockerfile b/buildserver/Dockerfile
index 73f5ffe3..2da6d8a3 100644
--- a/buildserver/Dockerfile
+++ b/buildserver/Dockerfile
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ ENV LANG=C.UTF-8 \
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
 RUN echo Etc/UTC > /etc/timezone \
-	&& echo 'APT::Install-Recommends "0";' \
-		'APT::Install-Suggests "0";' \
-		'APT::Acquire::Retries "20";' \
+	&& echo 'Acquire::Retries "20";' \
 		'APT::Get::Assume-Yes "true";' \
+		'APT::Install-Recommends "0";' \
+		'APT::Install-Suggests "0";' \
 		'Dpkg::Use-Pty "0";' \
 		'quiet "1";' \
         >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99gitlab
diff --git a/buildserver/provision-apt-get-install b/buildserver/provision-apt-get-install
index 69f84b5d..e0c44963 100644
--- a/buildserver/provision-apt-get-install
+++ b/buildserver/provision-apt-get-install
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 printf 'APT::Install-Recommends "0";\nAPT::Install-Suggests "0";\n' \
        > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99no-install-recommends
 
-printf 'APT::Acquire::Retries "20";\n' \
+printf 'Acquire::Retries "20";\n' \
        > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99acquire-retries
 
 cat <<EOF > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99no-auto-updates