diff --git a/e2e/errors.go b/e2e/errors.go
index b398cfba0..ca402082a 100644
--- a/e2e/errors.go
+++ b/e2e/errors.go
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ import (
 func isRetryableAPIError(err error) bool {
 	// These errors may indicate a transient error that we can retry in tests.
 	if apierrors.IsInternalError(err) || apierrors.IsTimeout(err) || apierrors.IsServerTimeout(err) ||
-		apierrors.IsTooManyRequests(err) || utilnet.IsProbableEOF(err) || utilnet.IsConnectionReset(err) {
+		apierrors.IsTooManyRequests(err) || utilnet.IsProbableEOF(err) || utilnet.IsConnectionReset(err) ||
+		utilnet.IsConnectionRefused(err) {
 		return true
 	}