diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c78023d94..ac04254b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -59,11 +59,25 @@ jobs:
       rake_task: 'acceptance:local'
       runs_on: ${{ matrix.os }}
   
-  rerun: 
-    needs: "acceptance"
-    if: always() && needs.acceptance.result == 'failure' && github.run_attempt <= '3'
-    name: "rerun"
-    uses: "puppetlabs/cat-github-actions/.github/workflows/workflow-restarter.yml@cat_1820"
-    with:
-      repo: ${{ github.repository }}
-      run_id: ${{ github.run_id }}
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+  on-failure-workflow-restarter-proxy:
+    # (1) run this job after the "acceptance" job and...
+    needs: [acceptance]
+    # (2) continue ONLY IF "acceptance" fails
+    if: always() && needs.acceptance.result == 'failure'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      # (3) checkout this repository in order to "see" the following custom action
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      # (4) "use" the custom action to retrigger the failed "acceptance job" above
+      # NOTE: pass the SOURCE_GITHUB_TOKEN to the custom action because (a) it must have
+      # this to trigger the reusable workflow that restarts the failed job; and
+      # (b) custom actions do not have access to the calling workflow's secrets
+      - name: Trigger reusable workflow
+        uses: "puppetlabs/cat-github-actions/.github/actions/workflow-restarter-proxy/action.yml@cat_1820"
+        env:
+          SOURCE_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
+          run_id: ${{ github.run_id }}
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