diff --git a/.drone/drone-home.yml b/.drone/drone-home.yml
index debb894..97ba0a2 100644
--- a/.drone/drone-home.yml
+++ b/.drone/drone-home.yml
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ steps:
   commands:
   - set -e
   - export REGISTRY=$${REGISTRY_DOMAIN}:$${REGISTRY_PORT}/
-  - docker login $${REGISTRY} --username client --password "$${REGISTRY_PASSWORD}"
-  - sh .drone/lib/initialise-images.sh $${REGISTRY}
-  - docker logout $${REGISTRY}
+  - sh .drone/lib/initialise-images.sh $${REGISTRY} $${REGISTRY_PASSWORD}
   environment:
     REGISTRY_DOMAIN:
       from_secret: registry-domain
@@ -61,6 +59,9 @@ volumes:
   host:
     path: /etc/docker/certs.d
 
+image_pull_secrets:
+- dockerconfigjson
+
 trigger:
   event:
   - promote
diff --git a/.drone/lib/initialise-images.sh b/.drone/lib/initialise-images.sh
index afa7ed0..8b4706c 100644
--- a/.drone/lib/initialise-images.sh
+++ b/.drone/lib/initialise-images.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,15 @@
+n=0
+while :
+do
+   docker login $1 --username client --password $2 \
+    && break  # substitute your command here
+   n=$((n+1))
+   echo "retrying login..$n"
+   sleep 15
+done
+
+
+docker login $1 --username client --password $2
+
 sh $(dirname $0)/initialise-image.sh $1 drone/drone:1.9.0 \
 && sh $(dirname $0)/initialise-image.sh $1 drone/drone-runner-docker:1.5.0
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