diff --git a/main.sh b/main.sh
index 1bb453cb..0883cce5 100755
--- a/main.sh
+++ b/main.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ download_and_checksum() {
     checksum=''
   fi
   info "downloading ${url}"
-  retry curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -fsSL --retry 10 "${url}" -o tmp
+  retry curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -fsSL "${url}" -o tmp
   if [[ -n "${checksum}" ]]; then
     info "verifying sha256 checksum for $(basename -- "${url}")"
     if type -P sha256sum >/dev/null; then
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ read_manifest() {
       # TODO: don't hardcode tool name and use 'immediate_yank_reflection' field in base manifest.
       case "${tool}" in
         cargo-nextest)
-          crate_info=$(curl -v --user-agent "${ACTION_USER_AGENT}" --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -fsSL --retry 10 "https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/${rust_crate}" || true)
+          crate_info=$(retry curl --user-agent "${ACTION_USER_AGENT}" --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -fsSL "https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/${rust_crate}" || true)
           if [[ -n "${crate_info}" ]]; then
             while true; do
               yanked=$(jq -r ".versions[] | select(.num == \"${exact_version}\") | .yanked" <<<"${crate_info}")