diff --git a/stackit/provider.go b/stackit/provider.go
index 171fce79..ab3dd060 100644
--- a/stackit/provider.go
+++ b/stackit/provider.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework-validators/stringvalidator"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/datasource"
@@ -477,7 +478,7 @@ func (p *Provider) Configure(ctx context.Context, req provider.ConfigureRequest,
 		providerData.Experiments = experimentValues
 	}
 
-	roundTripper, err := sdkauth.SetupAuth(sdkConfig)
+	baseRoundTripper, err := sdkauth.SetupAuth(sdkConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		core.LogAndAddError(
 			ctx,
@@ -488,6 +489,14 @@ func (p *Provider) Configure(ctx context.Context, req provider.ConfigureRequest,
 		return
 	}
 
+	roundTripper := core.NewRetryRoundTripper(
+		baseRoundTripper,
+		maxRetries,
+		initialDelay,
+		maxDelay,
+		perTryTimeout,
+	)
+
 	// Make round tripper and custom endpoints available during DataSource and Resource
 	// type Configure methods.
 	providerData.RoundTripper = roundTripper