diff --git a/.ci/deploy.bat b/.ci/deploy.bat
index 120e84939..878f4d696 100644
--- a/.ci/deploy.bat
+++ b/.ci/deploy.bat
@@ -4,5 +4,13 @@ cd ..
 set TIMEX=%TIME: =0%
 set archive=qb64_%DATE:~10,4%-%DATE:~4,2%-%DATE:~7,2%-%TIMEX:~0,2%-%TIMEX:~3,2%-%TIMEX:~6,2%_%GITHUB_SHA:~0,7%_win-%PLATFORM%.7z
 7z a -xr@qb64\.ci\common-exclusion.list -xr@qb64\.ci\win-exclusion.list %archive% qb64
-scp %archive% remote-server:autobuilds/development/
+
+FOR /L %%i IN (1,1,10) DO (
+    scp %archive% remote-server:autobuilds/development/
+    IF ERRORLEVEL 1 (
+        ECHO scp failed - attempt %%i/10
+    ) ELSE (
+        EXIT /B 0
+    )
+)