diff --git a/k8s/node.go b/k8s/node.go
index 1fe170a06d8c..09ea265e54f4 100644
--- a/k8s/node.go
+++ b/k8s/node.go
@@ -79,15 +79,25 @@ func GetNode(k8sClient *kubernetes.Clientset, nodeName string) (*v1.Node, error)
 
 func GetNodeByLabel(k8sClient *kubernetes.Clientset, label string) ([]string, error) {
 	var listErr error
-	nodes, err := GetNodeList(k8sClient)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, listErr
-	}
 	var ns []string
-	for _, node := range nodes.Items {
-		if _, ok := node.Labels[label]; ok {
-			ns = append(ns, node.Name)
+	for retries := 0; retries < MaxRetries; retries++ {
+		nodes, err := GetNodeList(k8sClient)
+		if err != nil {
+			listErr = err
+			time.Sleep(time.Second * RetryInterval)
+			continue
 		}
+		// reset listErr back to nil
+		listErr = nil
+		for _, node := range nodes.Items {
+			if _, ok := node.Labels[label]; ok {
+				ns = append(ns, node.Name)
+			}
+		}
+		time.Sleep(time.Second * RetryInterval)
+	}
+	if listErr != nil {
+		return nil, listErr
 	}
 	return ns, nil
 }