diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-fetcher-curl.c b/src/libostree/ostree-fetcher-curl.c
index af9760220e..422ed41649 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-fetcher-curl.c
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-fetcher-curl.c
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ struct OstreeFetcher
   int tmpdir_dfd;
   bool force_anonymous;
   char *custom_user_agent;
+  long opt_low_speed_limit;
+  long opt_low_speed_time;
+  gboolean opt_retry_all;
 
   GMainContext *mainctx;
   CURLM *multi;
@@ -183,6 +186,9 @@ _ostree_fetcher_finalize (GObject *object)
   g_free (self->tls_client_key_path);
   g_free (self->cookie_jar_path);
   g_free (self->proxy);
+  g_free (self->opt_low_speed_limit);
+  g_free (self->opt_low_speed_time);
+  g_free (self->opt_retry_all);
   g_assert_cmpint (g_hash_table_size (self->outstanding_requests), ==, 0);
   g_clear_pointer (&self->extra_headers, curl_slist_free_all);
   g_hash_table_unref (self->outstanding_requests);
@@ -333,7 +339,8 @@ check_multi_info (OstreeFetcher *fetcher)
               /* When it is not a file, we want to retry the request.
                * We accomplish that by using G_IO_ERROR_TIMED_OUT.
                */
-              int g_io_error_code = is_file ? G_IO_ERROR_FAILED : G_IO_ERROR_TIMED_OUT;
+              gboolean opt_retry_all = req->fetcher->opt_retry_all;
+              int g_io_error_code = (is_file || !opt_retry_all) ? G_IO_ERROR_FAILED : G_IO_ERROR_TIMED_OUT;
               g_task_return_new_error (task, G_IO_ERROR, g_io_error_code,
                                        "While fetching %s: [%u] %s", eff_url, curlres,
                                        curl_easy_strerror (curlres));
@@ -916,9 +923,9 @@ initiate_next_curl_request (FetcherRequest *req, GTask *task)
   g_assert_cmpint (rc, ==, CURLM_OK);
   rc = curl_easy_setopt (req->easy, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT, 30L);
   g_assert_cmpint (rc, ==, CURLM_OK);
-  rc = curl_easy_setopt (req->easy, CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT, low_speed_limit);
+  rc = curl_easy_setopt (req->easy, CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT, req->fetcher->opt_low_speed_limit);
   g_assert_cmpint (rc, ==, CURLM_OK);
-  rc = curl_easy_setopt (req->easy, CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_TIME, low_speed_time);
+  rc = curl_easy_setopt (req->easy, CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_TIME, req->fetcher->opt_low_speed_time);
   g_assert_cmpint (rc, ==, CURLM_OK);
   /* closure bindings -> task */
   rc = curl_easy_setopt (req->easy, CURLOPT_PRIVATE, task);