diff --git a/swh/lister/debian/models.py b/swh/lister/debian/models.py
index c7a394d..6675cd2 100644
--- a/swh/lister/debian/models.py
+++ b/swh/lister/debian/models.py
@@ -199,7 +199,8 @@ class DistributionSnapshot(SQLBase):
                     'date': self.date.isoformat(),
                     'packages': package_versions,
                 },
-            }
+            },
+            'retries_left': 3,
         }
 
     def get_packages(self):