diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 2a5a19f702..de2e21c8cb 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Cargo.toml
 /build.sbt @4e6 @jaroslavtulach @hubertp @Akirathan
 /distribution/ @4e6 @jdunkerley @radeusgd @GregoryTravis @AdRiley @marthasharkey
 /engine/ @4e6 @jaroslavtulach @hubertp @Akirathan
-/project/ @4e6 @jaroslavtulach @hubertp
+/project/ @4e6 @jaroslavtulach @hubertp @Akirathan
 /tools/ @4e6 @jaroslavtulach @radeusgd @hubertp
 
 # Enso Libraries
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 5ba6358aec..2d6ec6356d 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -3579,14 +3579,47 @@ lazy val `std-tableau` = project
         val unmanagedPath = unmanagedDirectory.toPath
         IO.withTemporaryDirectory(
           tmp => {
-            val files = IO.unzipURL(
-              unmanagedExternalZip.value,
-              tmp,
-              f =>
-                f.endsWith(".jar") && !f.contains("gradle") && !f.contains(
-                  "javadoc"
-                ) && !f.contains("jna")
-            )
+            import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext.Implicits.global
+            implicit val filesNotEmptySuccess: retry.Success[Set[File]] =
+              retry.Success(!_.isEmpty)
+            import scala.concurrent.duration._
+            val future = retry.Backoff(4, 1.second).apply { () =>
+              scala.concurrent.Future {
+                try {
+                  IO.unzipURL(
+                    unmanagedExternalZip.value,
+                    tmp,
+                    f =>
+                      f.endsWith(".jar") && !f.contains("gradle") && !f
+                        .contains(
+                          "javadoc"
+                        ) && !f.contains("jna")
+                  )
+                } catch {
+                  case _: java.net.SocketException |
+                      _: java.net.ConnectException =>
+                    Set.empty[File]
+                }
+              }
+            }
+            future.onComplete { result =>
+              if (result.isFailure || result.get.isEmpty) {
+                logger.log(
+                  Level.Error,
+                  "Failed to fetch any external artifacts for tableau"
+                )
+              }
+            }
+            val files = scala.concurrent.Await.result(future, 60.seconds)
+            if (files.isEmpty) {
+              logger.log(
+                Level.Error,
+                "Failed to fetch any external artifacts for tableau"
+              )
+              throw new IllegalStateException(
+                "Failed to fetch any external artifacts"
+              )
+            }
             files.map { f =>
               IO.move(f, unmanagedPath.resolve(f.getName).toFile)
               Attributed.blank(unmanagedPath.resolve(f.getName).toFile)
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index bcc4fed8a8..9e2a74b206 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ libraryDependencies += "io.circe"                   %% "circe-yaml"         % "0
 libraryDependencies += "commons-io"                  % "commons-io"         % "2.12.0"
 libraryDependencies += "nl.gn0s1s"                  %% "bump"               % "0.1.3"
 libraryDependencies += "com.google.googlejavaformat" % "google-java-format" % "1.18.1"
+libraryDependencies += "com.softwaremill.retry"     %% "retry"              % "0.3.6"
 
 scalacOptions ++= Seq("-deprecation", "-feature")