diff --git a/.github/workflows/quick-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/quick-testing.yml
index b183b50d..b8e73daa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/quick-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/quick-testing.yml
@@ -43,18 +43,32 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Register a user and check the status code
       run: |
-        STATUS_CODE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" 'http://localhost:3001/api/v1/register' \
-          -H 'Accept: */*' \
-          -H 'Accept-Language: en-US,en;q=0.9' \
-          -H 'Connection: keep-alive' \
-          -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-          --data-raw '{"username":"demo@demo.io","password":"supercoolpassword"}')
-        if [ "$STATUS_CODE" -eq 200 ]; then
-          echo "User registration was successful with status code 200."
-        else
-          echo "User registration failed with status code $STATUS_CODE."
-          exit 1
-        fi
+        MAX_RETRIES=30
+        RETRY_INTERVAL=2
+
+        for (( i=1; i<=$MAX_RETRIES; i++ ))
+        do
+          STATUS_CODE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" 'http://localhost:3001/api/v1/register' \
+            -H 'Accept: */*' \
+            -H 'Accept-Language: en-US,en;q=0.9' \
+            -H 'Connection: keep-alive' \
+            -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+            --data-raw '{"username":"demo@demo.io","password":"supercoolpassword"}')
+
+          if [ "$STATUS_CODE" -eq 200 ]; then
+            echo "User registration was successful with status code 200."
+            exit 0
+          elif [ "$STATUS_CODE" -ne 502 ]; then
+            echo "User registration failed with status code $STATUS_CODE."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          echo "Received status code 502. Retrying in $RETRY_INTERVAL seconds... ($i/$MAX_RETRIES)"
+          sleep $RETRY_INTERVAL
+        done
+
+        echo "User registration failed after $MAX_RETRIES attempts."
+        exit 1
 
     - name: Get the API key and run a health check
       run: |