diff --git a/rialto_airflow/harvest/dimensions.py b/rialto_airflow/harvest/dimensions.py
index fe69bab..61f1f11 100644
--- a/rialto_airflow/harvest/dimensions.py
+++ b/rialto_airflow/harvest/dimensions.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ def dois_from_orcid(orcid):
         """.format(orcid)
 
     # The Dimensions API can flake out sometimes, so try to catch & retry.
+    # TODO: Consider using retry param in query() instead
     try_count = 0
     while try_count < 20:
         try_count += 1
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ def publications_from_dois(dois: list, batch_size=200):
             limit 1000
             """
 
-        result = dsl().query(q)
+        result = dsl().query(q, retry=5)
 
         for pub in result["publications"]:
             yield normalize_publication(pub)
diff --git a/test/harvest/test_openalex.py b/test/harvest/test_openalex.py
index 5812e86..f614db2 100644
--- a/test/harvest/test_openalex.py
+++ b/test/harvest/test_openalex.py
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ def test_pyalex_urlencoding():
     ), "we handle url URL encoding DOIs until pyalex does"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="This record no longer exhibits the problem")
 def test_pyalex_varnish_bug():
     # it seems like this author has a few records that are so big they blow out
     # OpenAlex's Varnish index. See https://groups.google.com/u/1/g/openalex-community/c/hl09WRF3Naw