diff --git a/newshomepages/archive.py b/newshomepages/archive.py
index 71fe4dbe303..50699686d1a 100644
--- a/newshomepages/archive.py
+++ b/newshomepages/archive.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ def _get_file_dict(data: typing.Dict, input_dir: Path) -> typing.Dict:
     return file_dict
 
 
-@retry(tries=5, delay=90)
+@retry(tries=5, delay=90, jitter=(-30, 30))
 def _upload(
     data: typing.Dict,
     identifier: str,