diff --git a/internal/commands/copy.go b/internal/commands/copy.go
index f07bc94..9cff106 100644
--- a/internal/commands/copy.go
+++ b/internal/commands/copy.go
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
+
 	"github.com/containers/image/v5/copy"
 	dockerv5 "github.com/containers/image/v5/docker"
 	"github.com/containers/image/v5/signature"
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@ func newCopyCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "copy",
 		Short: "Copy the images in the manifest directly from source to target repository",
 		PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			flags := []string{"dryrun", "images", "target", "force", "override-arch", "override-os", "all-variants"}
+			flags := []string{"dryrun", "images", "target", "force", "override-arch", "override-os", "all-variants", "jobs"}
 			for _, flag := range flags {
 				if err := viper.BindPFlag(flag, cmd.Flags().Lookup(flag)); err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("bind flag: %w", err)
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ func newCopyCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.Flags().StringP("override-arch", "a", "", "Architecture variant of the image if it is a multi-arch image")
 	cmd.Flags().StringP("override-os", "o", "", "Operating system variant of the image if it is a multi-os image")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("all-variants", false, "Copy all variants of the image")
+	cmd.Flags().IntP("jobs", "j", 1, "Allow N jobs at once; if 0, unlimited. Only applied to remote calls.")
 
 	return &cmd
 }
@@ -80,16 +84,30 @@ func runCopyCommand() error {
 
 	log.Infof("Finding images that need to be copied ...")
 
+	errs, errCtx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
+	errs.SetLimit(viper.GetInt("jobs"))
+	var mu sync.Mutex
 	var sourcesToCopy []manifest.Source
 	for _, source := range sources {
-		exists, err := client.ImageExistsAtRemote(ctx, source.TargetImage())
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("image exists at remote: %w", err)
-		}
+		source := source
+		errs.Go(func() error {
+			exists, err := client.ImageExistsAtRemote(errCtx, source.TargetImage())
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("image exists at remote: %w", err)
+			}
 
-		if !exists || viper.GetBool("force") {
-			sourcesToCopy = append(sourcesToCopy, source)
-		}
+			if !exists || viper.GetBool("force") {
+				mu.Lock()
+				sourcesToCopy = append(sourcesToCopy, source)
+				mu.Unlock()
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		})
+	}
+
+	if err := errs.Wait(); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	if len(sourcesToCopy) == 0 {
@@ -135,12 +153,12 @@ func runCopyCommand() error {
 		log.Infof("Copying image %s to %s", source.Image(), source.TargetImage())
 		destRef, err := imageTransport.ParseReference(fmt.Sprintf("//%s", source.TargetImage()))
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Error parsing target image reference: %w", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse target image reference: %w", err)
 		}
 
 		srcRef, err := imageTransport.ParseReference(fmt.Sprintf("//%s", source.Image()))
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Error parsing source image reference: %w", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse source image reference: %w", err)
 		}
 
 		if _, err := copy.Image(ctx, policyContext, destRef, srcRef, &copyOptions); err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/docker/docker.go b/internal/docker/docker.go
index 4059dc5..1f46410 100644
--- a/internal/docker/docker.go
+++ b/internal/docker/docker.go
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ import (
 
 // Client manages the communication with the Docker client.
 type Client struct {
-	docker  *client.Client
-	logInfo func(format string, args ...interface{})
+	docker        *client.Client
+	logInfo       func(format string, args ...interface{})
+	remoteOptions []remote.Option
 }
 
 // New returns a Docker client configured with the given information logger.
@@ -33,9 +34,21 @@ func New(logInfo func(format string, args ...interface{})) (Client, error) {
 		return Client{}, fmt.Errorf("new docker client: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	remoteOptions := []remote.Option{
+		remote.WithAuthFromKeychain(authn.DefaultKeychain),
+		remote.WithRetryBackoff(remote.Backoff{
+			Duration: 6 * time.Second,
+			Factor:   10.0,
+			Jitter:   0.1,
+			Steps:    3,
+			Cap:      1 * time.Hour,
+		}),
+	}
+
 	client := Client{
-		docker:  dockerClient,
-		logInfo: logInfo,
+		docker:        dockerClient,
+		remoteOptions: remoteOptions,
+		logInfo:       logInfo,
 	}
 
 	return client, nil
@@ -151,7 +164,7 @@ func (c Client) GetTagsForRepository(ctx context.Context, host string, repositor
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("new repo: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	tags, err := remote.ListWithContext(ctx, repo, remote.WithAuthFromKeychain(authn.DefaultKeychain))
+	tags, err := remote.List(repo, append(c.remoteOptions, remote.WithContext(ctx))...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -175,7 +188,7 @@ func (c Client) ImageExistsAtRemote(ctx context.Context, image string) (bool, er
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("parse ref: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if _, err := remote.Get(reference, remote.WithAuthFromKeychain(authn.DefaultKeychain)); err != nil {
+	if _, err := remote.Get(reference, append(c.remoteOptions, remote.WithContext(ctx))...); err != nil {
 
 		// If the error is a transport error, check that the error code is of type
 		// MANIFEST_UNKNOWN or NOT_FOUND. These errors are expected if an image does