diff --git a/src/context.ts b/src/context.ts
index 8a38168..103287e 100644
--- a/src/context.ts
+++ b/src/context.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export interface Inputs {
   password: string;
   ecr: string;
   logout: boolean;
+  attempts: number;
 }
 
 export function getInputs(): Inputs {
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ export function getInputs(): Inputs {
     username: core.getInput('username'),
     password: core.getInput('password'),
     ecr: core.getInput('ecr'),
-    logout: core.getBooleanInput('logout')
+    logout: core.getBooleanInput('logout'),
+    attempts: Number.parseInt(core.getInput('attempts'))
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/docker.ts b/src/docker.ts
index 5e2c1d5..45d64a1 100644
--- a/src/docker.ts
+++ b/src/docker.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ import * as core from '@actions/core';
 
 import {Docker} from '@docker/actions-toolkit/lib/docker/docker';
 
-export async function login(registry: string, username: string, password: string, ecr: string): Promise<void> {
+export async function login(registry: string, username: string, password: string, ecr: string, attempts: number): Promise<void> {
   if (/true/i.test(ecr) || (ecr == 'auto' && aws.isECR(registry))) {
     await loginECR(registry, username, password);
   } else {
-    await loginStandard(registry, username, password);
+    await loginStandard(registry, username, password, attempts);
   }
 }
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export async function logout(registry: string): Promise<void> {
   });
 }
 
-export async function loginStandard(registry: string, username: string, password: string): Promise<void> {
+export async function loginStandard(registry: string, username: string, password: string, attempts: number): Promise<void> {
   if (!username && !password) {
     throw new Error('Username and password required');
   }
@@ -41,16 +41,29 @@ export async function loginStandard(registry: string, username: string, password
   } else {
     core.info(`Logging into Docker Hub...`);
   }
-  await Docker.getExecOutput(loginArgs, {
-    ignoreReturnCode: true,
-    silent: true,
-    input: Buffer.from(password)
-  }).then(res => {
-    if (res.stderr.length > 0 && res.exitCode != 0) {
-      throw new Error(res.stderr.trim());
+  let attempt: number = 1
+  let succeeded: boolean = false
+  for (let attempt = 1; (attempt <= attempts) && (!succeeded); attempt++) {
+    await Docker.getExecOutput(loginArgs, {
+      ignoreReturnCode: true,
+      silent: true,
+      input: Buffer.from(password)
+    }).then(res => {
+      if (res.stderr.length > 0 && res.exitCode != 0) {
+        let isRetriable: boolean
+        isRetriable = res.stderr.endsWith("502 Bad Gateway")
+        if (!isRetriable || (attempt >= attempts) {
+          throw new Error(res.stderr.trim());
+        }
+      } else {
+        core.info(`Login Succeeded!`);
+        succeeded = true;
+      }
+    });
+    if ((attempt < attempts) && !succeeded) {
+      await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 10000))
     }
-    core.info(`Login Succeeded!`);
-  });
+  }
 }
 
 export async function loginECR(registry: string, username: string, password: string): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index f35fa21..f8481c3 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export async function main(): Promise<void> {
   const input: context.Inputs = context.getInputs();
   stateHelper.setRegistry(input.registry);
   stateHelper.setLogout(input.logout);
-  await docker.login(input.registry, input.username, input.password, input.ecr);
+  await docker.login(input.registry, input.username, input.password, input.ecr, input.attempts);
 }
 
 async function post(): Promise<void> {