diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/pipelines_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/pipelines_controller.rb
index cac440ae53..127bd1a431 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/pipelines_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/pipelines_controller.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Projects::PipelinesController < Projects::ApplicationController
   end
 
   def retry
-    pipeline.retry_failed
+    pipeline.retry_failed(current_user)
 
     redirect_back_or_default default: namespace_project_pipelines_path(project.namespace, project)
   end
diff --git a/app/models/ci/pipeline.rb b/app/models/ci/pipeline.rb
index 85d9e0856d..4bbfb4cc80 100644
--- a/app/models/ci/pipeline.rb
+++ b/app/models/ci/pipeline.rb
@@ -76,8 +76,10 @@ module Ci
       builds.running_or_pending.each(&:cancel)
     end
 
-    def retry_failed
-      builds.latest.failed.select(&:retryable?).each(&:retry)
+    def retry_failed(user)
+      builds.latest.failed.select(&:retryable?).each do |build|
+        Ci::Build.retry(build, user)
+      end
     end
 
     def latest?