diff --git a/server/app/jobs/dj_jobs/run_simulate_data_point.rb b/server/app/jobs/dj_jobs/run_simulate_data_point.rb
index 71c67d85a..733b71307 100644
--- a/server/app/jobs/dj_jobs/run_simulate_data_point.rb
+++ b/server/app/jobs/dj_jobs/run_simulate_data_point.rb
@@ -123,24 +123,30 @@ def perform
       # delete any existing data files from the server in case this is a 'rerun'
       @sim_logger.info "RestClient delete"
       post_count = 0
-      post_count_max = 5
+      post_count_max = 50
       begin
         post_count += 1
+        @sim_logger.info "delete post_count = #{post_count}"
         RestClient.delete "#{APP_CONFIG['os_server_host_url']}/data_points/#{@data_point.id}/result_files"
       rescue => e
+        sleep Random.new.rand(1.0..10.0)
         retry if post_count <= post_count_max
+        @sim_logger.error "RestClient.delete failed with error #{e.message}"
         raise "RestClient.delete failed with error #{e.message}"
       end
       # Download the datapoint to run and save to disk
       url = "#{APP_CONFIG['os_server_host_url']}/data_points/#{@data_point.id}.json"
       @sim_logger.info "Downloading datapoint from #{url}"
       post_count = 0
-      post_count_max = 5
+      post_count_max = 50
       begin
         post_count += 1
+        @sim_logger.info "get url post_count = #{post_count}"
         r = RestClient.get url
       rescue => e
+        sleep Random.new.rand(1.0..10.0)
         retry if post_count <= post_count_max
+        @sim_logger.error "RestClient.get url failed with error #{e.message}"
         raise "RestClient.get url failed with error #{e.message}"
       end
       raise 'Datapoint JSON could not be downloaded' unless r.code == 200