diff --git a/pkg/v1/remote/options.go b/pkg/v1/remote/options.go
index b03a24c0e..303d7adbc 100644
--- a/pkg/v1/remote/options.go
+++ b/pkg/v1/remote/options.go
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func makeOptions(opts ...Option) (*options, error) {
 		}
 
 		// Wrap the transport in something that can retry network flakes.
-		o.transport = transport.NewRetry(o.transport, transport.WithRetryPredicate(predicate), transport.WithRetryStatusCodes(o.retryStatusCodes...))
+		o.transport = transport.NewRetry(o.transport, transport.WithRetryPredicate(predicate), transport.WithRetryStatusCodes(o.retryStatusCodes...), transport.WithRetryBackoff(o.retryBackoff))
 
 		// Wrap this last to prevent transport.New from double-wrapping.
 		if o.userAgent != "" {