diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/handlers/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/handlers/main.yml
index 631ea743e9c..0212530f4f1 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/handlers/main.yml
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@
 
 - name: Preinstall | restart kube-controller-manager crio/containerd
   shell: "{{ bin_dir }}/crictl pods --name kube-controller-manager* -q | xargs -I% --no-run-if-empty bash -c '{{ bin_dir }}/crictl stopp % && {{ bin_dir }}/crictl rmp %'"
+  register: preinstall_restart_controller_manager
+  retries: 10
+  delay: 1
+  until: preinstall_restart_controller_manager.rc == 0
   when:
     - container_manager in ['crio', 'containerd']
     - inventory_hostname in groups['kube_control_plane']