diff --git a/@xen-orchestra/vmware-explorer/esxi.mjs b/@xen-orchestra/vmware-explorer/esxi.mjs
index d5ca1d9e5..5ce10f28d 100644
--- a/@xen-orchestra/vmware-explorer/esxi.mjs
+++ b/@xen-orchestra/vmware-explorer/esxi.mjs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Client } from '@vates/node-vsphere-soap'
+import { createLogger } from '@xen-orchestra/log'
 import { dirname } from 'node:path'
 import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events'
 import { strictEqual, notStrictEqual } from 'node:assert'
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ import parseVmdk from './parsers/vmdk.mjs'
 import parseVmsd from './parsers/vmsd.mjs'
 import parseVmx from './parsers/vmx.mjs'
 
+const { warn } = createLogger('xo:vmware-explorer:esxi')
+
 export default class Esxi extends EventEmitter {
   #client
   #cookies
@@ -64,7 +67,7 @@ export default class Esxi extends EventEmitter {
     })
   }
 
-  async download(dataStore, path, range) {
+  async #download(dataStore, path, range) {
     strictEqual(this.#ready, true)
     notStrictEqual(this.#dcPath, undefined)
     const url = new URL('https://localhost')
@@ -102,6 +105,24 @@ export default class Esxi extends EventEmitter {
     return res
   }
 
+  async download(dataStore, path, range) {
+    let tries = 5
+    let lastError
+    while (tries > 0) {
+      try {
+        const res = await this.#download(dataStore, path, range)
+        return res
+      } catch (error) {
+        warn('got error , will retry in 2 seconds', { error })
+        lastError = error
+      }
+      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(() => resolve(), 2000))
+      tries--
+    }
+
+    throw lastError
+  }
+
   // inspired from https://github.com/reedog117/node-vsphere-soap/blob/master/test/vsphere-soap.test.js#L95
   async search(type, properties) {
     // get property collector
diff --git a/@xen-orchestra/vmware-explorer/package.json b/@xen-orchestra/vmware-explorer/package.json
index 68deb3461..82e2dd21c 100644
--- a/@xen-orchestra/vmware-explorer/package.json
+++ b/@xen-orchestra/vmware-explorer/package.json
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
   "version": "0.2.3",
   "name": "@xen-orchestra/vmware-explorer",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@vates/task": "^0.2.0",
+    "@vates/node-vsphere-soap": "^1.0.0",
     "@vates/read-chunk": "^1.1.1",
+    "@vates/task": "^0.2.0",
+    "@xen-orchestra/log": "^0.6.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "node-fetch": "^3.3.0",
-    "@vates/node-vsphere-soap": "^1.0.0",
     "vhd-lib": "^4.5.0"
   },
   "engines": {
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md b/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md
index 21bacbd64..a0da8116f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.unreleased.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 - @vates/nbd-client major
 - @vates/node-vsphere-soap major
 - @xen-orchestra/backups minor
+- @xen-orchestra/vmware-explorer minor
 - @xen-orchestra/xapi major
 - complex-matcher patch
 - xen-api patch