diff --git a/credentials/apps/core/models.py b/credentials/apps/core/models.py
index 2596e31b7..82656d50f 100644
--- a/credentials/apps/core/models.py
+++ b/credentials/apps/core/models.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import datetime
 import hashlib
 import logging
+import time
+from requests.models import Response
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth.models import AbstractUser
@@ -192,15 +194,31 @@ def access_token(self):
 
         if not access_token:
             url = f'{self.oauth2_provider_url}/access_token'
-            access_token, expiration_datetime = EdxRestApiClient.get_oauth_access_token(
-                url,
-                self.oauth2_client_id,
-                self.oauth2_client_secret,
-                token_type='jwt'
-            )
-
-            expires = (expiration_datetime - datetime.datetime.utcnow()).seconds
-            cache.set(key, access_token, expires)
+            retries = [15, 30, 45]  # Retry delays in seconds
+            attempt = 0
+
+            while attempt < len(retries) + 1:
+                try:
+                    log.info(f'Feching access token for URL: {url}')
+                    access_token, expiration_datetime = EdxRestApiClient.get_oauth_access_token(
+                        url,
+                        self.oauth2_client_id,
+                        self.oauth2_client_secret,
+                        token_type='jwt'
+                    )
+                    expires = (expiration_datetime - datetime.datetime.utcnow()).seconds
+                    cache.set(key, access_token, expires)
+                    return access_token
+                except Exception as e:
+                    log.info(f'Getting exception wile getting token {e}')
+                    if isinstance(e.response, Response) and e.response.status_code == 403:
+                        attempt += 1
+                        if attempt > len(retries):
+                            raise e
+                        
+                        seconds = retries[attempt - 1]
+                        log.info(f'Retrying attempt no: {attempt} for access token request after seconds: {seconds} because of exceptoin {e}')
+                        time.sleep(seconds)
 
         return access_token