diff --git a/pkg/v1/remote/options.go b/pkg/v1/remote/options.go
index 595496c65..664c1a267 100644
--- a/pkg/v1/remote/options.go
+++ b/pkg/v1/remote/options.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func makeOptions(target authn.Resource, opts ...Option) (*options, error) {
 		}
 
 		// Wrap the transport in something that can retry network flakes.
-		o.transport = transport.NewRetry(o.transport, transport.WithRetryPredicate(defaultRetryPredicate), transport.WithRetryStatusCodes(retryableStatusCodes...))
+		o.transport = transport.NewRetry(o.transport, transport.WithRetryBackoff(o.retryBackoff), transport.WithRetryPredicate(o.retryPredicate), transport.WithRetryStatusCodes(retryableStatusCodes...))
 
 		// Wrap this last to prevent transport.New from double-wrapping.
 		if o.userAgent != "" {