diff --git a/borg-backup.sh b/borg-backup.sh
index dad64af..478eb09 100755
--- a/borg-backup.sh
+++ b/borg-backup.sh
@@ -298,8 +298,11 @@ step "Step 6: Syncing to ${RCLONE_REMOTE}:${RCLONE_PATH}"
 run_cmd timeout "$SYNC_TIMEOUT" \
     rclone sync -v \
         --fast-list \
-        --transfers=8 \
-        --checkers=16 \
+        --transfers=4 \
+        --checkers=8 \
+        --retries 5 \
+        --retries-sleep 10s \
+        --low-level-retries 20 \
         --s3-no-check-bucket \
         --max-delete "$RCLONE_MAX_DELETE" \
         "$REPO" "${RCLONE_REMOTE}:${RCLONE_PATH}"