diff --git a/src/pylorax/imgutils.py b/src/pylorax/imgutils.py
index 6ebf2ed8..147a608c 100644
--- a/src/pylorax/imgutils.py
+++ b/src/pylorax/imgutils.py
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ class DracutChroot(object):
 
         # cleanup bind mounts
         for _, d in self.bind:
-            umount(self.root + d)
+            umount(self.root + d, maxretry=10, retrysleep=5)
 
     def Run(self, args):
         runcmd(["dracut"] + args, root=self.root)