diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/PDB/src/main/java/pdb/symbolserver/SymbolServerService.java b/Ghidra/Features/PDB/src/main/java/pdb/symbolserver/SymbolServerService.java
index bc03366cc0..32cb7793ff 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/PDB/src/main/java/pdb/symbolserver/SymbolServerService.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/PDB/src/main/java/pdb/symbolserver/SymbolServerService.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import pdb.PdbUtils;
  */
 public class SymbolServerService {
 
+	private static final int MAX_TRY_COUNT = 3;
 	private SymbolStore symbolStore;	// also the first element of the symbolServers list
 	private List<SymbolServer> symbolServers;
 
@@ -234,20 +235,7 @@ public class SymbolServerService {
 	private SymbolFileLocation ensureLocalUncompressedFile(SymbolFileLocation symbolFileLocation,
 			TaskMonitor monitor) throws IOException, CancelledException {
 		if (!(symbolFileLocation.getSymbolServer() instanceof SymbolStore)) {
-			Msg.debug(this, logPrefix() + ": copying file " + symbolFileLocation.getLocationStr() +
-				" from remote to local " + symbolStore.getName());
-
-			// copy from remote store to our main local symbol store
-			String remoteFilename = FilenameUtils.getName(symbolFileLocation.getPath());
-			try (SymbolServerInputStream symbolServerInputStream =
-				symbolFileLocation.getSymbolServer()
-						.getFileStream(symbolFileLocation.getPath(), monitor)) {
-				String newPath =
-					symbolStore.putStream(symbolFileLocation.getFileInfo(), symbolServerInputStream,
-						remoteFilename, monitor);
-				symbolFileLocation =
-					new SymbolFileLocation(newPath, symbolStore, symbolFileLocation.getFileInfo());
-			}
+			symbolFileLocation = copyRemoteToLocal(symbolFileLocation, monitor);
 		}
 
 		// symbolFileLocation now must be on a SymbolStore, so safe to cast
@@ -263,8 +251,8 @@ public class SymbolServerService {
 			File temporaryExtractFile =
 				new File(adminDir, "ghidra_cab_extract_tmp_" + System.currentTimeMillis());
 
-			Msg.debug(this,
-				logPrefix() + ": decompressing file " + symbolFileLocation.getLocationStr());
+			Msg.debug(this, "%s: decompressing file %s".formatted(logPrefix(),
+				symbolFileLocation.getLocationStr()));
 
 			String originalName =
 				PdbUtils.extractSingletonCabToFile(cabFile, temporaryExtractFile, monitor);
@@ -275,13 +263,45 @@ public class SymbolServerService {
 			symbolFileLocation = new SymbolFileLocation(uncompressedPath, symbolStore,
 				symbolFileLocation.getFileInfo());
 
-			Msg.debug(this,
-				logPrefix() + ": new decompressed file " + symbolFileLocation.getLocationStr());
+			Msg.debug(this, "%s: new decompressed file %s".formatted(logPrefix(),
+				symbolFileLocation.getLocationStr()));
 		}
 
 		return symbolFileLocation;
 	}
 
+	private SymbolFileLocation copyRemoteToLocal(SymbolFileLocation symbolFileLocation,
+			TaskMonitor monitor) throws CancelledException, IOException {
+		int tryCount = 0;
+		while (true) {
+			Msg.debug(this,
+				"%s try[%d]: copying file %s from remote to local %s".formatted(logPrefix(),
+					tryCount, symbolFileLocation.getLocationStr(), symbolStore.getName()));
+
+			// copy from remote store to our main local symbol store
+			String remoteFilename = FilenameUtils.getName(symbolFileLocation.getPath());
+			try (SymbolServerInputStream symbolServerInputStream =
+				symbolFileLocation.getSymbolServer()
+						.getFileStream(symbolFileLocation.getPath(), monitor)) {
+				String newPath = symbolStore.putStream(symbolFileLocation.getFileInfo(),
+					symbolServerInputStream, remoteFilename, monitor);
+				return new SymbolFileLocation(newPath, symbolStore,
+					symbolFileLocation.getFileInfo());
+			}
+			catch (IOException e) {
+				String msg = "%s: error copying file %s to %s: %s".formatted(logPrefix(),
+					symbolFileLocation.getLocationStr(), symbolStore.getName(), e.getMessage());
+				if (++tryCount >= MAX_TRY_COUNT) {
+					Msg.error(this, msg);
+					throw e; // failure
+				}
+
+				// allow retry
+				Msg.warn(this, msg);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	private String logPrefix() {
 		return getClass().getSimpleName();
 	}