diff --git a/invertedai/utils.py b/invertedai/utils.py
index 7ebf27ca..ec22f2cf 100644
--- a/invertedai/utils.py
+++ b/invertedai/utils.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         )
         self._base_url = self._get_base_url()
         self._max_retries = float("inf")
-        self._status_force_list = [408, 429, 500, 502, 503, 504]
+        self._status_force_list = [403, 408, 429, 500, 502, 503, 504]
         self._base_backoff = 1  # Base backoff time in seconds
         self._backoff_factor = 2
         self._jitter_factor = 0.5