diff --git a/docker/R/lib/api_create_datapoint.rb b/docker/R/lib/api_create_datapoint.rb
index eb2a09843..1e776f050 100644
--- a/docker/R/lib/api_create_datapoint.rb
+++ b/docker/R/lib/api_create_datapoint.rb
@@ -84,9 +84,12 @@
     # check the response
     if datapoint_id
       puts 'Datapoint created, submitting to run queue'
-
-      a = RestClient.put "#{options[:host]}/data_points/#{datapoint_id}/run.json", {}
-      a = JSON.parse(a, symbolize_names: true)
+      post_count = 0
+      post_count_max = 5
+      begin
+        post_count += 1
+        a = RestClient.put "#{options[:host]}/data_points/#{datapoint_id}/run.json", {}
+        a = JSON.parse(a, symbolize_names: true)
 
       # check to make sure that it was submitted and grab the run id
       if a[:job_id]
@@ -132,6 +135,10 @@
           sleep options[:sleep_time]
         end
       end
+      rescue => e
+        retry if post_count <= post_count_max
+        raise "Posting of the run.json file failed #{post_count_max} times with error #{e.message}"
+      end
     end
   end
 
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 661da6197..733b71307 100644
--- a/server/app/jobs/dj_jobs/run_simulate_data_point.rb
+++ b/server/app/jobs/dj_jobs/run_simulate_data_point.rb
@@ -121,12 +121,34 @@ def perform
       end
 
       # delete any existing data files from the server in case this is a 'rerun'
-      RestClient.delete "#{APP_CONFIG['os_server_host_url']}/data_points/#{@data_point.id}/result_files"
-
+      @sim_logger.info "RestClient delete"
+      post_count = 0
+      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}"
-      r = RestClient.get url
+      post_count = 0
+      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
       # Parse to JSON to save it again with nice formatting
       File.open("#{simulation_dir}/data_point.json", 'w') { |f| f << JSON.pretty_generate(JSON.parse(r)) }