diff --git a/recipe_modules/bot_update/resources/bot_update.py b/recipe_modules/bot_update/resources/bot_update.py
index b87050ae2..567678428 100755
--- a/recipe_modules/bot_update/resources/bot_update.py
+++ b/recipe_modules/bot_update/resources/bot_update.py
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ def apply_gerrit_ref(gerrit_repo, gerrit_ref, root, gerrit_reset,
         ok = False
         git('checkout', '-b', temp_branch_name, cwd=root)
         try:
-          git('rebase', base_rev, cwd=root)
+          git('rebase', base_rev, cwd=root, tries=1)
         except SubprocessFailed:
           # Abort the rebase since there were failures.
           git('rebase', '--abort', cwd=root)