diff --git a/test/infra/http_utils.go b/test/infra/http_utils.go
index 8692877..915c094 100644
--- a/test/infra/http_utils.go
+++ b/test/infra/http_utils.go
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
@@ -41,8 +43,11 @@ type HttpResponse struct {
 }
 
 type HttpExecutor struct {
-	it      *Test
-	request *http.Request
+	it              *Test
+	request         *http.Request
+	retryOnStatuses []int
+	retryBackoff    time.Duration
+	retryTimeout    time.Duration
 }
 
 func (h *HttpRequest) getUrl(endpoint string) string {
@@ -109,20 +114,43 @@ func (h *HttpRequest) executor(req *http.Request) *HttpExecutor {
 	}
 }
 
+func (h *HttpExecutor) WithRetries(backoff, timeout time.Duration, statuses ...int) *HttpExecutor {
+	h.retryBackoff = backoff
+	h.retryTimeout = timeout
+	h.retryOnStatuses = statuses
+	return h
+}
+
 func (h *HttpExecutor) Do() *HttpResponse {
-	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(h.request)
+	resp, err := h.doWithRetries()
 	require.NoError(h.it, err)
-	return &HttpResponse{
-		it:       h.it,
-		response: resp,
-	}
+	return resp
 }
 
 func (h *HttpExecutor) DoAndCaptureError() (*HttpResponse, error) {
+	return h.doWithRetries()
+}
+
+func (h *HttpExecutor) doWithRetries() (*HttpResponse, error) {
+	start := time.Now()
+
 	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(h.request)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	elapsed := time.Since(start)
+	backoff := max(250*time.Millisecond, h.retryBackoff)
+
+	for slices.Index(h.retryOnStatuses, resp.StatusCode) > -1 && elapsed < h.retryTimeout {
+		time.Sleep(backoff)
+		resp, err = http.DefaultClient.Do(h.request)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		elapsed = time.Since(start)
+	}
+
 	return &HttpResponse{
 		it:       h.it,
 		response: resp,
diff --git a/test/infra/itest_runner.go b/test/infra/itest_runner.go
index ef58c8d..2c0580a 100644
--- a/test/infra/itest_runner.go
+++ b/test/infra/itest_runner.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -44,7 +45,15 @@ type Test struct {
 	t           *testing.T
 }
 
-const requestTimeout = 5 * time.Second
+const (
+	requestTimeout      = 5 * time.Second
+	defaultRetryBackoff = 250 * time.Millisecond
+	defaultRetryTimeout = 2 * time.Second
+)
+
+var defaultRetryCommandOnErrors = []string{
+	"returned an unexpected status code 502",
+}
 
 var runPlugin = plugins.RunCliWithPlugin(getApp())
 
@@ -159,12 +168,43 @@ func (it *Test) PrepareWorkerTestDir() (string, string) {
 }
 
 func (it *Test) RunCommand(args ...string) error {
+	return it.RetryCommand(args, defaultRetryBackoff, defaultRetryTimeout, defaultRetryCommandOnErrors)
+}
+
+func (it *Test) RetryCommand(args []string, backoff time.Duration, timeout time.Duration, onErrorContaining []string) error {
 	oldArgs := os.Args
 	defer func() {
 		os.Args = oldArgs
 	}()
 	os.Args = args
-	return runPlugin()
+
+	start := time.Now()
+	err := runPlugin()
+	elapsed := time.Since(start)
+
+	waitDuration := max(backoff, 250*time.Millisecond)
+
+	for shouldRetryCommandOnError(err, onErrorContaining) && elapsed < timeout {
+		time.Sleep(waitDuration)
+		err = runPlugin()
+		elapsed = time.Since(start)
+	}
+
+	return err
+}
+
+func shouldRetryCommandOnError(err error, onErrorContaining []string) bool {
+	if err == nil || len(onErrorContaining) == 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	for _, s := range onErrorContaining {
+		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), s) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
 }
 
 func (it *Test) CapturedOutput() []byte {
@@ -185,6 +225,7 @@ func (it *Test) GetAllWorkers() []*model.WorkerDetails {
 	it.NewHttpRequestWithContext(ctx).
 		WithAccessToken().
 		Get("/worker/api/v1/workers").
+		WithRetries(defaultRetryBackoff, defaultRetryTimeout, http.StatusBadGateway).
 		Do().
 		AsObject(&response)
 
@@ -204,6 +245,7 @@ func (it *Test) CreateWorker(createRequest *model.WorkerDetails) {
 		WithAccessToken().
 		WithJsonBytes(jsonBytes).
 		Post("/worker/api/v1/workers").
+		WithRetries(defaultRetryBackoff, defaultRetryTimeout, http.StatusBadGateway).
 		Do().
 		IsCreated()
 }
@@ -216,7 +258,8 @@ func (it *Test) DeleteWorker(workerKey string) {
 
 	status := it.NewHttpRequestWithContext(ctx).
 		WithAccessToken().
-		Delete("/worker/api/v1/workers/" + workerKey).
+		Delete("/worker/api/v1/workers/"+workerKey).
+		WithRetries(defaultRetryBackoff, defaultRetryTimeout, http.StatusBadGateway).
 		Do().
 		StatusCode()