diff --git a/.nvidia-ci.yml b/.nvidia-ci.yml
index 9f34aa7d..09c9a6f0 100644
--- a/.nvidia-ci.yml
+++ b/.nvidia-ci.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,18 @@ variables:
     OUT_REGISTRY_TOKEN: "${CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD}"
     OUT_REGISTRY: "${CI_REGISTRY}"
     OUT_IMAGE_NAME: "${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/container-toolkit"
+  # We delay the job start to allow the public pipeline to generate the required images.
+  when: delayed
+  start_in: 30 minutes
+  timeout: 30 minutes
+  retry:
+    max: 2
+    when:
+      - job_execution_timeout
+      - stuck_or_timeout_failure
+  before_script:
+    - >
+      docker pull ${IN_REGISTRY}/${IN_IMAGE_NAME}:${IN_VERSION}-${DIST} > /dev/null && echo "${IN_REGISTRY}/${IN_IMAGE_NAME}:${IN_VERSION}-${DIST}" || ( echo "${IN_REGISTRY}/${IN_IMAGE_NAME}:${IN_VERSION}-${DIST} does not exist" && sleep infinity )
   script:
     - docker pull ${IN_REGISTRY}/${IN_IMAGE_NAME}:${IN_VERSION}-${DIST}
     - docker tag ${IN_REGISTRY}/${IN_IMAGE_NAME}:${IN_VERSION}-${DIST} ${OUT_IMAGE_NAME}:${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}-${DIST}