diff --git a/client/client.go b/client/client.go
index e3818f8a..a2a84c0d 100644
--- a/client/client.go
+++ b/client/client.go
@@ -119,16 +119,31 @@ type XOClient interface {
 }
 
 type Client struct {
-	rpc        jsonrpc2.JSONRPC2
-	httpClient http.Client
-	restApiURL *url.URL
+	RetryMode    RetryMode
+	RetryMaxTime time.Duration
+	rpc          jsonrpc2.JSONRPC2
+	httpClient   http.Client
+	restApiURL   *url.URL
 }
 
+type RetryMode int
+
+const (
+	None RetryMode = iota // specifies that no retries will be made
+	// Specifies that exponential backoff will be used for certain retryable errors. When
+	// a guest is booting there is the potential for a race condition if the given action
+	// relies on the existance of a PV driver (unplugging / plugging a device). This open
+	// allows the provider to retry these errors until the guest is initialized.
+	Backoff
+)
+
 type Config struct {
 	Url                string
 	Username           string
 	Password           string
 	InsecureSkipVerify bool
+	RetryMode          RetryMode
+	RetryMaxTime       time.Duration
 }
 
 var dialer = gorillawebsocket.Dialer{
@@ -223,13 +238,20 @@ func NewClient(config Config) (XOClient, error) {
 		},
 	}
 	return &Client{
-		rpc:        c,
-		httpClient: httpClient,
-		restApiURL: restApiURL,
+		RetryMode:    config.RetryMode,
+		RetryMaxTime: config.RetryMaxTime,
+		rpc:          c,
+		httpClient:   httpClient,
+		restApiURL:   restApiURL,
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func IsRetryableError(err jsonrpc2.Error) bool {
+func (c *Client) IsRetryableError(err jsonrpc2.Error) bool {
+
+	if c.RetryMode == None {
+		return false
+	}
+
 	// Error code 11 corresponds to an error condition where a VM is missing PV drivers.
 	// https://github.com/vatesfr/xen-orchestra/blob/a3a2fda157fa30af4b93d34c99bac550f7c82bbc/packages/xo-common/api-errors.js#L95
 
@@ -262,7 +284,7 @@ func (c *Client) Call(method string, params, result interface{}) error {
 				return backoff.Permanent(err)
 			}
 
-			if IsRetryableError(*rpcErr) {
+			if c.IsRetryableError(*rpcErr) {
 				return err
 			}
 
@@ -278,6 +300,7 @@ func (c *Client) Call(method string, params, result interface{}) error {
 	}
 
 	bo := backoff.NewExponentialBackOff()
+	bo.MaxElapsedTime = c.RetryMaxTime
 	return backoff.Retry(operation, bo)
 }
 
diff --git a/xoa/provider.go b/xoa/provider.go
index 6a7b7b0e..87e22baf 100644
--- a/xoa/provider.go
+++ b/xoa/provider.go
@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
 package xoa
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/ddelnano/terraform-provider-xenorchestra/client"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/helper/schema"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/helper/validation"
+)
+
+var (
+	retryModeMap = map[string]client.RetryMode{
+		"none":    client.None,
+		"backoff": client.Backoff,
+	}
 )
 
 func Provider() *schema.Provider {
@@ -33,6 +46,20 @@ func Provider() *schema.Provider {
 				DefaultFunc: schema.EnvDefaultFunc("XOA_INSECURE", nil),
 				Description: "Whether SSL should be verified or not. Can be set via the XOA_INSECURE environment variable.",
 			},
+			"retry_mode": &schema.Schema{
+				Type:         schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:     true,
+				DefaultFunc:  schema.EnvDefaultFunc("XOA_RETRY_MODE", "backoff"),
+				Description:  "Specifies if retries should be attempted for requests that require eventual . Can be set via the XOA_RETRY_MODE environment variable.",
+				ValidateFunc: validation.StringInSlice([]string{"backoff", "none"}, false),
+			},
+			"retry_max_time": &schema.Schema{
+				Type:         schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:     true,
+				DefaultFunc:  schema.EnvDefaultFunc("XOA_RETRY_MAX_TIME", "5m"),
+				Description:  "If `retry_mode` is set, this specifies the duration for which the backoff method will continue retries. Can be set via the `XOA_RETRY_MAX_TIME` environment variable",
+				ValidateFunc: validation.StringMatch(regexp.MustCompile(`^[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?(ms|s|m|h)$`), "must be a number immediately followed by ms (milliseconds), s (seconds), m (minutes), or h (hours). For example, \"30s\" for 30 seconds."),
+			},
 		},
 		ResourcesMap: map[string]*schema.Resource{
 			"xenorchestra_acl":            resourceAcl(),
@@ -66,11 +93,26 @@ func xoaConfigure(d *schema.ResourceData) (interface{}, error) {
 	username := d.Get("username").(string)
 	password := d.Get("password").(string)
 	insecure := d.Get("insecure").(bool)
+	retryMode := d.Get("retry_mode").(string)
+	retryMaxTime := d.Get("retry_max_time").(string)
+
+	duration, err := time.ParseDuration(retryMaxTime)
+	if err != nil {
+		return client.Config{}, err
+	}
+
+	retry, ok := retryModeMap[retryMode]
+	if !ok {
+		return client.Config{}, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("retry mode provided invalid: %s", retryMode))
+	}
+
 	config := client.Config{
 		Url:                url,
 		Username:           username,
 		Password:           password,
 		InsecureSkipVerify: insecure,
+		RetryMode:          retry,
+		RetryMaxTime:       duration,
 	}
 	return client.NewClient(config)
 }