diff --git a/pipelines/main/pipeline.yml b/pipelines/main/pipeline.yml
index 4f69214e7..580768e4d 100644
--- a/pipelines/main/pipeline.yml
+++ b/pipelines/main/pipeline.yml
@@ -2811,6 +2811,7 @@ jobs:
             ensure:
               task: remove-cluster
               timeout: 10m
+              attempts: 5
               file: pinniped-ci/pipelines/shared-tasks/remove-gke-cluster/task.yml
               image: k8s-app-deployer-image
               input_mapping:
@@ -2882,6 +2883,7 @@ jobs:
             ensure:
               task: remove-cluster
               timeout: 10m
+              attempts: 5
               file: pinniped-ci/pipelines/shared-tasks/remove-gke-cluster/task.yml
               image: k8s-app-deployer-image
               input_mapping:
diff --git a/pipelines/pull-requests/pipeline.yml b/pipelines/pull-requests/pipeline.yml
index f187f6ff0..092c64745 100644
--- a/pipelines/pull-requests/pipeline.yml
+++ b/pipelines/pull-requests/pipeline.yml
@@ -1912,6 +1912,7 @@ jobs:
         ensure:
           task: remove-cluster
           timeout: 10m
+          attempts: 5
           file: pinniped-ci/pipelines/shared-tasks/remove-gke-cluster/task.yml
           image: k8s-app-deployer-image
           input_mapping: