diff --git a/scripts/awsvpcscleanup.sh b/scripts/awsvpcscleanup.sh
index 4dd03e81..27a2e2b2 100755
--- a/scripts/awsvpcscleanup.sh
+++ b/scripts/awsvpcscleanup.sh
@@ -72,8 +72,23 @@ done
 
 echo "All resource Deleted for VPC: $vpc , now delete vpc"
 
-if aws ec2 delete-vpc --vpc-id "$vpc"; then
-    echo "Successfully deleted VPC: $vpc"
-else
-    echo "Failed to delete VPC: $vpc"
+attempts=0
+# try 3 times with 5 minutes interval
+while [ $attempts -lt 3 ]; do
+    echo "Attempting to delete VPC: $vpc (Attempt $((attempts+1)))"
+    if aws ec2 delete-vpc --vpc-id $vpc; then
+        echo "Successfully deleted VPC: $vpc"
+        break
+    else
+        attempts=$((attempts + 1))
+        if [ $attempts -lt 3 ]; then
+            echo "Failed to delete VPC: $vpc. Retrying in 5 minutes..."
+            sleep 300
+        fi
+    fi
+done
+
+if [ $attempts -eq 3 ]; then
+    echo "Failed to delete VPC: $vpc after 3 attempts. Skipping."
+    exit 1
 fi