diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 79454f9bcf8535cb9547e03c483c19a7d347b045..8a03f04055bced76aef82abfa1b0ee0b68e5a829 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ before_script:
 
 ska-tango-examples-tests:
   stage: lint
+  tags:
+    - k8srunner
+  retry: 2
   script:
     - |
       VERS=$(make show-version RELEASE_CONTEXT_DIR=images/ska-tango-images-pytango-builder)