diff --git a/stackit/internal/wait/postgresflexalpha/wait.go b/stackit/internal/wait/postgresflexalpha/wait.go
index 26f2d729..198f075d 100644
--- a/stackit/internal/wait/postgresflexalpha/wait.go
+++ b/stackit/internal/wait/postgresflexalpha/wait.go
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ func CreateInstanceWaitHandler(
 	maxWait := time.Minute * 45
 	startTime := time.Now()
 	extendedTimeout := 0
+	maxFailedCount := 3
+	failedCount := 0
 
 	handler := wait.New(
 		func() (waitFinished bool, response *v3alpha1api.GetInstanceResponse, err error) {
@@ -132,8 +134,17 @@ func CreateInstanceWaitHandler(
 					instanceCreated = true
 					instanceGetResponse = s
 				case InstanceStateFailed:
-					tflog.Warn(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("Wait handler got status FAILURE for instance: %s", instanceId))
-					return false, nil, nil
+					if failedCount < maxFailedCount {
+						failedCount++
+						tflog.Warn(
+							ctx, "got failed status from API retry", map[string]interface{}{
+								"failedCount": failedCount,
+							},
+						)
+						time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+						return false, nil, nil
+					}
+					return true, s, fmt.Errorf("update got status FAILURE for instance with id %s", instanceId)
 					// API responds with FAILURE for some seconds and then the instance goes to READY
 					// return true, s, fmt.Errorf("create failed for instance with id %s", instanceId)
 				}
@@ -170,6 +181,8 @@ func PartialUpdateInstanceWaitHandler(
 	ctx context.Context, a APIClientInstanceInterface, projectID, region,
 	instanceID string,
 ) *wait.AsyncActionHandler[v3alpha1api.GetInstanceResponse] {
+	maxFailedCount := 3
+	failedCount := 0
 	handler := wait.New(
 		func() (waitFinished bool, response *v3alpha1api.GetInstanceResponse, err error) {
 			s, err := a.GetInstanceRequest(ctx, projectID, region, instanceID).Execute()
@@ -195,6 +208,16 @@ func PartialUpdateInstanceWaitHandler(
 			case InstanceStateUnknown:
 				return false, nil, nil
 			case InstanceStateFailed:
+				if failedCount < maxFailedCount {
+					failedCount++
+					tflog.Warn(
+						ctx, "got failed status from API retry", map[string]interface{}{
+							"failedCount": failedCount,
+						},
+					)
+					time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+					return false, nil, nil
+				}
 				return true, s, fmt.Errorf("update got status FAILURE for instance with id %s", instanceID)
 			}
 		},
@@ -295,6 +318,8 @@ func DeleteInstanceWaitHandler(
 	instanceID string,
 	timeout, sleepBeforeWait time.Duration,
 ) error {
+	maxFailedCount := 3
+	failedCount := 0
 	handler := wait.New(
 		func() (waitFinished bool, response *v3alpha1api.GetInstanceResponse, err error) {
 			s, err := a.GetInstanceRequest(ctx, projectID, region, instanceID).Execute()
@@ -314,6 +339,16 @@ func DeleteInstanceWaitHandler(
 			case InstanceStateEmpty, InstanceStatePending, InstanceStateUnknown, InstanceStateProgressing, InstanceStateSuccess:
 				return false, nil, nil
 			case InstanceStateFailed:
+				if failedCount < maxFailedCount {
+					failedCount++
+					tflog.Warn(
+						ctx, "got failed status from API retry", map[string]interface{}{
+							"failedCount": failedCount,
+						},
+					)
+					time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+					return false, nil, nil
+				}
 				return true, nil, fmt.Errorf("wait handler got status FAILURE for instance: %s", instanceID)
 			default:
 				return true, s, fmt.Errorf("instance with id %s has unexpected status %s", instanceID, s.Status)