diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index c4a2277a979..917ecf17a6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -103,8 +103,12 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip --version
           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()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/structured-logging-schema-check.yml b/.github/workflows/structured-logging-schema-check.yml
index 9066c5c592e..b69c7a4560c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/structured-logging-schema-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/structured-logging-schema-check.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This Action checks makes a dbt run to sample json structured logs
 # and checks that they conform to the currently documented schema.
-# 
+#
 # If this action fails it either means we have unintentionally deviated
 # from our documented structured logging schema, or we need to bump the
 # version of our structured logging and add new documentation to
@@ -61,7 +61,11 @@ 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 py38-postgres -- -nauto
+        uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
+        with:
+          timeout_minutes: 30
+          max_attempts: 3
+          command: tox -e py38-postgres -- -nauto
 
       # apply our schema tests to every log event from the previous step
       # skips any output that isn't valid json