diff --git a/src/project.rs b/src/project.rs
index 4af689c..29f81e4 100644
--- a/src/project.rs
+++ b/src/project.rs
@@ -18,12 +18,15 @@ use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde_json::json;
 use serde_json::Value;
 use std::env;
+use std::time::Duration;
 use std::{
 	collections::HashMap,
 	fs,
 	path::{Path, PathBuf},
 };
 
+const DEPENDENCY_DOWNLOAD_ATTEMPTS: usize = 3;
+
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Hash, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, ValueEnum)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
 pub enum ResourceType {
@@ -180,6 +183,20 @@ fn find_existing_dependency(dep: &Dependency, _config: &Config) -> Result<Found,
 	}
 }
 
+fn download_index_dependency(url: &str) -> Result<Vec<u8>, String> {
+	let client = reqwest::blocking::Client::new();
+
+	Ok(client
+		.get(url)
+		.send()
+		.map_err(|x| format!("Failed to download dependency: {x}"))?
+		.error_for_status()
+		.map_err(|x| format!("Error downloading dependency: {x}"))?
+		.bytes()
+		.map_err(|x| format!("Failed to read dependency bytes: {x}"))?
+		.into())
+}
+
 fn find_index_dependency(dep: &Dependency, config: &Config) -> Result<Found, String> {
 	info!("Fetching dependency from index");
 	let found = index::get_mod_versions(
@@ -199,23 +216,30 @@ fn find_index_dependency(dep: &Dependency, config: &Config) -> Result<Found, Str
 	info!("Dependency found: {}, version {}", dep.id, first.version);
 	info!("Downloading dependency");
 
-	let client = reqwest::blocking::Client::new();
+	// try to download multiple times
 
-	let result = client
-		.get(&first.download_link)
-		.send()
-		.map_err(|x| format!("Failed to download dependency: {}", x))?;
+	let mut bytes = None;
+	for _ in 0..DEPENDENCY_DOWNLOAD_ATTEMPTS {
+		match download_index_dependency(&first.download_link) {
+			Ok(b) => {
+				bytes = Some(b);
+				break;
+			}
 
-	if !result.status().is_success() {
-		return Err(format!(
-			"Failed to download dependency. Bad status code: {}",
-			result.status()
-		));
+			Err(e) => {
+				warn!("Failed to download dependency: {e}");
+				warn!("Waiting a second and trying again...");
+				std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(2));
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
-	let bytes = result
-		.bytes()
-		.map_err(|x| format!("Failed to parse dependency binary: {}", x))?;
+	let Some(bytes) = bytes else {
+		return Err(format!(
+			"Failed to download dependency after {} attempts",
+			DEPENDENCY_DOWNLOAD_ATTEMPTS
+		));
+	};
 
 	info!("Success");
 	info!("Writing dependency to temp file");
diff --git a/src/sdk.rs b/src/sdk.rs
index 0e40545..c51b1e7 100644
--- a/src/sdk.rs
+++ b/src/sdk.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use std::ffi::OsStr;
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::process::Command;
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 use crate::launchctl;
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ use winreg::RegKey;
 use crate::confirm;
 use crate::{done, fail, fatal, info, warn, NiceUnwrap};
 
+const BINARIES_DOWNLOAD_ATTEMPTS: usize = 5;
+
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 struct GithubReleaseAsset {
 	name: String,
@@ -52,7 +55,14 @@ enum UserShell {
 }
 
 fn download_url(url: &str, file_name: &Path) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-	let res = reqwest::blocking::get(url)?;
+	let client = reqwest::blocking::Client::new();
+
+	let res = client
+		.get(url)
+		.send()?
+		.error_for_status()
+		.map_err(|e| format!("server returned error: {e}"))?;
+
 	let mut file = fs::File::create(file_name)?;
 	let mut content = std::io::Cursor::new(res.bytes()?);
 	std::io::copy(&mut content, &mut file)?;
@@ -657,16 +667,40 @@ fn install_binaries(config: &mut Config, platform: Option<String>, version: Opti
 		}
 	}
 
-	if target_url.is_none() {
+	let Some(target_url) = target_url else {
 		fatal!("No binaries found for current platform! ({platform})");
-	}
+	};
 
 	fs::create_dir_all(&target_dir).nice_unwrap("Unable to create directory for binaries");
+	let temp_zip = target_dir.join("temp.zip");
 
-	info!("Downloading");
+	let mut successful = false;
+	for i in 0..BINARIES_DOWNLOAD_ATTEMPTS {
+		if i == 0 {
+			info!("Downloading");
+		} else {
+			info!("Downloading (attempt {})", i + 1);
+		}
 
-	let temp_zip = target_dir.join("temp.zip");
-	download_url(&target_url.unwrap(), &temp_zip).nice_unwrap("Downloading binaries failed");
+		match download_url(&target_url, &temp_zip) {
+			Ok(()) => {
+				successful = true;
+				break;
+			}
+
+			Err(e) => {
+				warn!("Failed to download binaries, waiting and trying again: {e}");
+				std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(2));
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !successful {
+		fatal!(
+			"Failed to download binaries after {} attempts",
+			BINARIES_DOWNLOAD_ATTEMPTS
+		);
+	}
 
 	let file = fs::File::open(&temp_zip).nice_unwrap("Unable to read downloaded ZIP");
 	let mut zip = zip::ZipArchive::new(file).nice_unwrap("Downloaded ZIP appears to be corrupted");