diff --git a/src/frontend/src/flows/verifiableCredentials/vcIssuer.ts b/src/frontend/src/flows/verifiableCredentials/vcIssuer.ts
index 28ae387c73..feaf39d979 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/flows/verifiableCredentials/vcIssuer.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/flows/verifiableCredentials/vcIssuer.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export class VcIssuer {
     const agent = new HttpAgent({
       host: inferHost(),
       identity,
+      retryTimes: 10,
     });
 
     // Only fetch the root key when we're not in prod
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/utils/iiConnection.ts b/src/frontend/src/utils/iiConnection.ts
index f2082f26d5..b9d245a2a2 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/utils/iiConnection.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/utils/iiConnection.ts
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ export class Connection {
     const agent = new HttpAgent({
       identity: delegationIdentity,
       host: inferHost(),
+      retryTimes: 10,
     });
 
     // Only fetch the root key when we're not in prod