diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2e0252a..c78c557 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module github.com/keikoproj/lifecycle-manager
 go 1.19
 
 require (
+	github.com/avast/retry-go/v4 v4.5.1
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.48.11
 	github.com/keikoproj/aws-sdk-go-cache v0.0.2
 	github.com/keikoproj/inverse-exp-backoff v0.0.4
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/PuerkitoBio/purell v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/PuerkitoBio/urlesc v0.0.0-20170810143723-de5bf2ad4578 // indirect
+	github.com/avast/retry-go v3.0.0+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/chai2010/gettext-go v1.0.2 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4beb79f..4f09444 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ github.com/PuerkitoBio/purell v1.1.1/go.mod h1:c11w/QuzBsJSee3cPx9rAFu61PvFxuPbt
 github.com/PuerkitoBio/urlesc v0.0.0-20170810143723-de5bf2ad4578 h1:d+Bc7a5rLufV/sSk/8dngufqelfh6jnri85riMAaF/M=
 github.com/PuerkitoBio/urlesc v0.0.0-20170810143723-de5bf2ad4578/go.mod h1:uGdkoq3SwY9Y+13GIhn11/XLaGBb4BfwItxLd5jeuXE=
 github.com/armon/go-socks5 v0.0.0-20160902184237-e75332964ef5 h1:0CwZNZbxp69SHPdPJAN/hZIm0C4OItdklCFmMRWYpio=
+github.com/avast/retry-go v3.0.0+incompatible h1:4SOWQ7Qs+oroOTQOYnAHqelpCO0biHSxpiH9JdtuBj0=
+github.com/avast/retry-go v3.0.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:XtSnn+n/sHqQIpZ10K1qAevBhOOCWBLXXy3hyiqqBrY=
+github.com/avast/retry-go/v4 v4.5.1 h1:AxIx0HGi4VZ3I02jr78j5lZ3M6x1E0Ivxa6b0pUUh7o=
+github.com/avast/retry-go/v4 v4.5.1/go.mod h1:/sipNsvNB3RRuT5iNcb6h73nw3IBmXJ/H3XrCQYSOpc=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.48.11 h1:9YbiSbaF/jWi+qLRl+J5dEhr2mcbDYHmKg2V7RBcD5M=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.48.11/go.mod h1:LF8svs817+Nz+DmiMQKTO3ubZ/6IaTpq3TjupRn3Eqk=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 h1:VlbKKnNfV8bJzeqoa4cOKqO6bYr3WgKZxO8Z16+hsOM=
diff --git a/pkg/service/nodes.go b/pkg/service/nodes.go
index 17a4ad6..1d8434e 100644
--- a/pkg/service/nodes.go
+++ b/pkg/service/nodes.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	retry "github.com/avast/retry-go"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -76,20 +77,30 @@ func drainNode(kubeClient kubernetes.Interface, node *v1.Node, timeout, retryInt
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	for retryAttempts > 0 {
-		// create a copy of the node obj, since RunCordonOrUncordon() modifies the node obj
-		nodeCopy := node.DeepCopy()
-		err = drainNodeUtil(nodeCopy, int(timeout), kubeClient)
-		if err == nil {
-			log.Infof("drain succeeded, node %v", node.Name)
-			return nil
-		}
-		log.Errorf("failed to drain node %v, error: %v", node.Name, err)
-		retryAttempts -= 1
-		if retryAttempts > 0 {
-			log.Infof("retrying drain, node %v", node.Name)
-		}
-	}
+	err = retry.Do(
+		func() error {
+			// create a copy of the node obj, since RunCordonOrUncordon() modifies the node obj
+			nodeCopy := node.DeepCopy()
+			err = drainNodeUtil(nodeCopy, int(timeout), kubeClient)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("failed to drain node %v, error: %v", node.Name, err)
+				return err
+			} else {
+				log.Infof("drain succeeded, node %v", node.Name)
+				return nil
+			}
+		},
+		retry.RetryIf(func(err error) bool {
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Infof("retrying drain, node %v", node.Name)
+				return true
+			}
+
+			return false
+		}),
+		retry.Attempts(retryAttempts),
+		retry.Delay(time.Duration(retryInterval)*time.Second),
+	)
 
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/service/nodes_test.go b/pkg/service/nodes_test.go
index 047110d..240d335 100644
--- a/pkg/service/nodes_test.go
+++ b/pkg/service/nodes_test.go
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func Test_DrainNodeNegative(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	err := drainNode(kubeClient, unjoinedNode, 10, 30, 3)
+	err := drainNode(kubeClient, unjoinedNode, 10, 0, 3)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("drainNode: expected error to have occured, %v", err)
 	}