diff --git a/sdk/lusid/rest.py b/sdk/lusid/rest.py
index 24ef96424a7..fa06f801a37 100644
--- a/sdk/lusid/rest.py
+++ b/sdk/lusid/rest.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def __init__(self, configuration, pools_size=4, maxsize=None):
 
     def request(self, method, url, query_params=None, headers=None,
                 body=None, post_params=None, _preload_content=True,
-                _request_timeout=None):
+                _request_timeout=None, retries=3):
         """Perform requests.
 
         :param method: http request method
@@ -126,7 +126,11 @@ def request(self, method, url, query_params=None, headers=None,
                                  number provided, it will be total request
                                  timeout. It can also be a pair (tuple) of
                                  (connection, read) timeouts.
+        :param retries: times to reattempt the request if transient errors are
+                        encountered (HTTP Error 502)
         """
+        argument_cache = locals()
+        
         method = method.upper()
         assert method in ['GET', 'HEAD', 'DELETE', 'POST', 'PUT',
                           'PATCH', 'OPTIONS']
@@ -221,6 +225,12 @@ def request(self, method, url, query_params=None, headers=None,
             # log response body
             logger.debug("response body: %s", r.data)
 
+        if retries and (r.status in {502}):
+            logger.debug("Temporary HTTP Error %s encountered, trying again", r.status)
+            argument_cache["retries"] -= 1
+            del argument_cache["self"]
+            return self.request(**argument_cache)
+        
         if not 200 <= r.status <= 299:
             raise ApiException(http_resp=r)
 
@@ -289,4 +299,4 @@ def PATCH(self, url, headers=None, query_params=None, post_params=None,
                             post_params=post_params,
                             _preload_content=_preload_content,
                             _request_timeout=_request_timeout,
-                            body=body)
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+                            body=body)