diff --git a/extensions/slack/src/monitor/message-handler/prepare.thread-context-allowlist.test.ts b/extensions/slack/src/monitor/message-handler/prepare.thread-context-allowlist.test.ts
index 9eb8b7d8d8f..58738094686 100644
--- a/extensions/slack/src/monitor/message-handler/prepare.thread-context-allowlist.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/slack/src/monitor/message-handler/prepare.thread-context-allowlist.test.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,12 @@ async function prepareThreadContextCase(params: ThreadContextCaseParams) {
 describe("prepareSlackMessage thread context allowlists", () => {
   afterAll(() => {
     if (fixtureRoot) {
-      fs.rmSync(fixtureRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
+      fs.rmSync(fixtureRoot, {
+        recursive: true,
+        force: true,
+        maxRetries: 5,
+        retryDelay: 50,
+      });
       fixtureRoot = "";
     }
   });