diff --git a/tests/integration-tests/tests/ultraserver/test_gb200.py b/tests/integration-tests/tests/ultraserver/test_gb200.py
index a1cf86bc22..7b7e881d17 100644
--- a/tests/integration-tests/tests/ultraserver/test_gb200.py
+++ b/tests/integration-tests/tests/ultraserver/test_gb200.py
@@ -55,13 +55,19 @@ def submit_job_imex_status(rce: RemoteCommandExecutor, queue: str, max_nodes: in
 
 def assert_imex_nodes_config_is_correct(cluster: Cluster, queue: str, compute_resource: str, expected_ips: list):
     for compute_node_ip in cluster.get_compute_nodes_private_ip(queue, compute_resource):
-        logging.info(f"Checking IMEX nodes config for compute node {compute_node_ip} contains the expected nodes: {expected_ips}")
+        logging.info(
+            f"Checking IMEX nodes config for compute node {compute_node_ip} contains the expected nodes: {expected_ips}"
+        )
         rce = RemoteCommandExecutor(cluster, compute_node_ip=compute_node_ip)
         imex_config_content = read_remote_file(rce, "/etc/nvidia-imex/nodes_config.cfg")
-        imex_config_content_clean = [line for line in imex_config_content.split("\n") if not line.strip().startswith("#")]
+        imex_config_content_clean = [
+            line for line in imex_config_content.split("\n") if not line.strip().startswith("#")
+        ]
         actual_ips = [ip.strip() for ip in imex_config_content_clean]
         assert_that(actual_ips).contains_only(*expected_ips)
-        logging.info(f"IMEX nodes config for compute node {compute_node_ip} contains the expected nodes: {expected_ips}")
+        logging.info(
+            f"IMEX nodes config for compute node {compute_node_ip} contains the expected nodes: {expected_ips}"
+        )
 
 
 def assert_no_errors_in_logs(cluster: Cluster, queue: str, compute_resource: str):
diff --git a/tests/integration-tests/tests/ultraserver/test_gb200/test_gb200/91_nvidia_imex_prolog.sh b/tests/integration-tests/tests/ultraserver/test_gb200/test_gb200/91_nvidia_imex_prolog.sh
index b77fdba42a..7a84bdbf32 100644
--- a/tests/integration-tests/tests/ultraserver/test_gb200/test_gb200/91_nvidia_imex_prolog.sh
+++ b/tests/integration-tests/tests/ultraserver/test_gb200/test_gb200/91_nvidia_imex_prolog.sh
@@ -91,9 +91,40 @@ function write_file() {
     return 1 # Not Updated
   fi
 
-  echo "${_content}" > "${_file}"
-  info "File ${_file} updated"
-  return 0 # Updated
+  # Try to acquire lock with timeout
+  (
+      if ! flock -x -w ${_lock_timeout_seconds} 200; then
+        # If timeout, assume deadlock and try to recover
+        info "Lock timeout after ${_lock_timeout_seconds}s, attempting deadlock recovery"
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      echo "${_content}" > "${_file}"
+  ) 200>"${_lock_file}"
+
+  local _lock_result=$?
+
+  if [[ ${_lock_result} -eq 0 ]]; then
+    return 0 # Updated successfully
+  fi
+
+  # Deadlock recovery: remove stale lock file and retry once
+  error "Potential deadlock detected for ${_file}, attempting recovery"
+  rm -f "${_lock_file}"
+  sleep 1  # Brief pause to avoid race conditions
+
+  (
+      if ! flock -x -w 10 200; then
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      echo "${_content}" > "${_file}"
+  ) 200>"${_lock_file}"
+
+  if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+    info "Lock acquired after deadlock recovery for ${_file}"
+    return 0 # Updated
+  fi
+
+  error_exit "Failed to acquire lock for ${_file} even after deadlock recovery"
 }
 
 function reload_imex() {