diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index b186ca6..ffa3390 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -20,29 +20,28 @@ jobs:
   tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up JDK 17
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         java-version: '17'
         distribution: 'temurin'
-    - name: Build with Gradle
-      uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@bd5760595778326ba7f1441bcf7e88b49de61a25 # v2.6.0
-      with:
-        arguments: jacocoTestReport
+    - name: Setup Gradle
+      uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
+    - name: Build and test
+      run: ./gradlew test
 
   javadoc:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Set up JDK 17
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
-      with:
-        java-version: '17'
-        distribution: 'temurin'
-    - name: Build with Gradle
-      uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@bd5760595778326ba7f1441bcf7e88b49de61a25 # v2.6.0
-      with:
-        arguments: javadoc
-
-
+      - name: Checkout sources
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: '17'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
+      - name: Build and test
+        run: ./gradlew javadoc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/broadinstitute/http/nio/RetryHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/broadinstitute/http/nio/RetryHandler.java
index e379ce3..404c099 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/broadinstitute/http/nio/RetryHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/broadinstitute/http/nio/RetryHandler.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import java.net.SocketException;
 import java.net.SocketTimeoutException;
 import java.net.URI;
+import java.nio.channels.ClosedChannelException;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -31,8 +32,10 @@ public class RetryHandler {
     /**
      * the default set of exception messages which are retried when encountered
      */
-    public static final Set<String> DEFALT_RETRYABLE_MESSAGES = Set.of("protocol error:");
-    //IOExceptions with the string `protocol error` can happen when there is bad data returned during an http request
+    public static final Set<String> DEFALT_RETRYABLE_MESSAGES = Set.of(
+            "protocol error:",    //IOExceptions with the string `protocol error` can happen when there is bad data returned during an http request
+            "Connection reset by peer");
+
 
     /**
      * default set of exception types which will be retried when encountered
@@ -42,7 +45,8 @@ public class RetryHandler {
             EOFException.class,
             SocketException.class,
             SocketTimeoutException.class,
-            InterruptedIOException.class
+            InterruptedIOException.class,
+            ClosedChannelException.class
     );
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/http/nio/MockedIntegrationTest.java b/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/http/nio/MockedIntegrationTest.java
index 73c139f..f6eb47a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/http/nio/MockedIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/http/nio/MockedIntegrationTest.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public class MockedIntegrationTest extends BaseTest {
 
     public static final UrlPattern FILE_URL = urlEqualTo("/file.txt");
     public static final String BODY = "Hello";
+    public static final String LOCAL_HOST = "127.0.0.1"; // the string localhost seems to be problematic on github actions but the IP may work better
     WireMockServer wireMockServer;
     WireMock wireMock;
 
@@ -42,8 +43,8 @@ void start(){
                 .wireMockConfig()
                 .dynamicPort());
         wireMockServer.start();
-        configureFor("localhost", wireMockServer.port());
-        wireMock = new WireMock("localhost", wireMockServer.port());
+        configureFor(LOCAL_HOST, wireMockServer.port());
+        wireMock = new WireMock(LOCAL_HOST, wireMockServer.port());
     }
 
     @AfterMethod
@@ -76,7 +77,6 @@ public Object[][] getFaults(){
     }
     @Test(dataProvider = "getFaults", expectedExceptions = OutOfRetriesException.class)
     public void testConnectionReset(Fault fault) throws IOException {
-        final String body = "Hello";
         final UrlPattern fileUrl = urlEqualTo("/file.txt");
         wireMockServer.stubFor(get(fileUrl)
                 .willReturn(aResponse().withFault(fault)));
@@ -89,12 +89,13 @@ public void testConnectionReset(Fault fault) throws IOException {
     @Test
     public void testRetryFixesError() throws IOException {
         final String body = "Hello";
+        final long bodyLength = body.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8).length;
+
         wireMockServer.stubFor(get(FILE_URL).inScenario("fail once")
                 .whenScenarioStateIs(Scenario.STARTED)
                 .willReturn(aResponse().withFault(Fault.CONNECTION_RESET_BY_PEER))
                 .willSetStateTo("errored"));
 
-        final long bodyLength = body.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8).length;
         wireMockServer.stubFor(get(FILE_URL).inScenario("fail once")
                 .whenScenarioStateIs("errored")
                 .willReturn(ok(body).withHeader("content-length", String.valueOf(bodyLength)))
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ public void testRetryFixesError() throws IOException {
         final URI uri = getUri("/file.txt");
         final HttpFileSystemProviderSettings settings = new HttpFileSystemProviderSettings(Duration.ofSeconds(2),
                 HttpClient.Redirect.NORMAL,
-                new HttpFileSystemProviderSettings.RetrySettings(1, RetryHandler.DEFAULT_RETRYABLE_HTTP_CODES,
+                new HttpFileSystemProviderSettings.RetrySettings(2, RetryHandler.DEFAULT_RETRYABLE_HTTP_CODES,
                         RetryHandler.DEFAULT_RETRYABLE_EXCEPTIONS,
                         RetryHandler.DEFALT_RETRYABLE_MESSAGES,
                         e -> false));
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/http/nio/RetryHandlerUnitTest.java b/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/http/nio/RetryHandlerUnitTest.java
index 9f7dea5..e5aa3c0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/http/nio/RetryHandlerUnitTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/broadinstitute/http/nio/RetryHandlerUnitTest.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public static Object[][] getExceptionalConditions() {
                 {new SocketException(), true},
                 {new SocketTimeoutException(), true},
                 {new IOException(new SocketException()), true},
-                {new IOException(new ClosedChannelException()), false},
+                {new IOException(new ClosedChannelException()), true},
                 {new IOException(new IOException()), false},
         };
     }