diff --git a/src/gateway/gateway-cli-backend.live.test.ts b/src/gateway/gateway-cli-backend.live.test.ts
index 98eedb80d1c..c5cf4fc82f5 100644
--- a/src/gateway/gateway-cli-backend.live.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/gateway-cli-backend.live.test.ts
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ describeLive("gateway live (cli backend)", () => {
         clearRuntimeConfigSnapshot();
         await client.stopAndWait();
         await server.close();
-        await fs.rm(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+        await fs.rm(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true, maxRetries: 5, retryDelay: 100 });
         restoreCliBackendLiveEnv(previousEnv);
         logCliBackendLiveStep("cleanup:done");
       }