diff --git a/__test__/git-command-manager.test.ts b/__test__/git-command-manager.test.ts
index cea73d4..30a44d2 100644
--- a/__test__/git-command-manager.test.ts
+++ b/__test__/git-command-manager.test.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ describe('Test fetchDepth and fetchTags options', () => {
       [
         '-c',
         'protocol.version=2',
+        '-c',
+        'http.lowSpeedLimit=1000',
+        '-c',
+        'http.lowSpeedTime=15',
         'fetch',
         '--prune',
         '--no-recurse-submodules',
@@ -170,6 +174,10 @@ describe('Test fetchDepth and fetchTags options', () => {
       [
         '-c',
         'protocol.version=2',
+        '-c',
+        'http.lowSpeedLimit=1000',
+        '-c',
+        'http.lowSpeedTime=15',
         'fetch',
         '--no-tags',
         '--prune',
@@ -208,6 +216,10 @@ describe('Test fetchDepth and fetchTags options', () => {
       [
         '-c',
         'protocol.version=2',
+        '-c',
+        'http.lowSpeedLimit=1000',
+        '-c',
+        'http.lowSpeedTime=15',
         'fetch',
         '--no-tags',
         '--prune',
@@ -247,6 +259,10 @@ describe('Test fetchDepth and fetchTags options', () => {
       [
         '-c',
         'protocol.version=2',
+        '-c',
+        'http.lowSpeedLimit=1000',
+        '-c',
+        'http.lowSpeedTime=15',
         'fetch',
         '--prune',
         '--no-recurse-submodules',
@@ -284,6 +300,10 @@ describe('Test fetchDepth and fetchTags options', () => {
       [
         '-c',
         'protocol.version=2',
+        '-c',
+        'http.lowSpeedLimit=1000',
+        '-c',
+        'http.lowSpeedTime=15',
         'fetch',
         '--no-tags',
         '--prune',
@@ -323,6 +343,10 @@ describe('Test fetchDepth and fetchTags options', () => {
       [
         '-c',
         'protocol.version=2',
+        '-c',
+        'http.lowSpeedLimit=1000',
+        '-c',
+        'http.lowSpeedTime=15',
         'fetch',
         '--no-tags',
         '--prune',
@@ -363,6 +387,10 @@ describe('Test fetchDepth and fetchTags options', () => {
       [
         '-c',
         'protocol.version=2',
+        '-c',
+        'http.lowSpeedLimit=1000',
+        '-c',
+        'http.lowSpeedTime=15',
         'fetch',
         '--prune',
         '--no-recurse-submodules',
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 46de4b6..74f505d 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -1559,7 +1559,15 @@ class GitCommandManager {
     }
     fetch(refSpec, options) {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            const args = ['-c', 'protocol.version=2', 'fetch'];
+            const args = [
+                '-c',
+                'protocol.version=2',
+                '-c',
+                'http.lowSpeedLimit=1000',
+                '-c',
+                'http.lowSpeedTime=15',
+                'fetch'
+            ];
             if (!refSpec.some(x => x === refHelper.tagsRefSpec) && !options.fetchTags) {
                 args.push('--no-tags');
             }
@@ -1581,7 +1589,8 @@ class GitCommandManager {
                 args.push(arg);
             }
             const that = this;
-            yield retryHelper.execute(() => __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+            const fetchRetryHelper = new retryHelper.RetryHelper(3, 1, 5);
+            yield fetchRetryHelper.execute(() => __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
                 yield that.execGit(args);
             }));
         });
diff --git a/src/git-command-manager.ts b/src/git-command-manager.ts
index a45e15a..58a8a3d 100644
--- a/src/git-command-manager.ts
+++ b/src/git-command-manager.ts
@@ -284,7 +284,15 @@ class GitCommandManager {
       showProgress?: boolean
     }
   ): Promise<void> {
-    const args = ['-c', 'protocol.version=2', 'fetch']
+    const args = [
+      '-c',
+      'protocol.version=2',
+      '-c',
+      'http.lowSpeedLimit=1000',
+      '-c',
+      'http.lowSpeedTime=15',
+      'fetch'
+    ]
     if (!refSpec.some(x => x === refHelper.tagsRefSpec) && !options.fetchTags) {
       args.push('--no-tags')
     }
@@ -314,7 +322,8 @@ class GitCommandManager {
     }
 
     const that = this
-    await retryHelper.execute(async () => {
+    const fetchRetryHelper = new retryHelper.RetryHelper(3, 1, 5)
+    await fetchRetryHelper.execute(async () => {
       await that.execGit(args)
     })
   }