diff --git a/stackit/internal/services/sqlserverflex/database/resource.go b/stackit/internal/services/sqlserverflex/database/resource.go
index e47852549..1e6bacb93 100644
--- a/stackit/internal/services/sqlserverflex/database/resource.go
+++ b/stackit/internal/services/sqlserverflex/database/resource.go
@@ -202,7 +202,9 @@ func (r *databaseResource) Create(ctx context.Context, req resource.CreateReques
 
 	ctx = core.InitProviderContext(ctx)
 
-	_, err = r.client.DefaultAPI.CreateDatabase(ctx, projectId, region, instanceId).CreateDatabasePayload(*payload).Execute()
+	// Workaround: The database creation will be tried 5 times. In some cases the instance might be
+	// in maintenance mode and the database API is temporarily unavailable. Usually this is only for 1-2 seconds.
+	_, err = utils.RetryRequest(ctx, r.client.DefaultAPI.CreateDatabase(ctx, projectId, region, instanceId).CreateDatabasePayload(*payload).Execute, sqlserverflexUtils.RetryConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		resp.Diagnostics.AddError("Error creating database", err.Error())
 		return
@@ -314,7 +316,9 @@ func (r *databaseResource) Delete(ctx context.Context, req resource.DeleteReques
 
 	ctx = core.InitProviderContext(ctx)
 
-	err := r.client.DefaultAPI.DeleteDatabase(ctx, projectId, region, instanceId, name).Execute()
+	// Workaround: The database deletion will be tried 5 times. In some cases the instance might be
+	// in maintenance mode and the database API is temporarily unavailable. Usually this is only for 1-2 seconds.
+	err := utils.RetryRequestWithoutResponse(ctx, r.client.DefaultAPI.DeleteDatabase(ctx, projectId, region, instanceId, name).Execute, sqlserverflexUtils.RetryConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		if oapiErr, ok := errors.AsType[*oapierror.GenericOpenAPIError](err); ok && oapiErr.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
 			return
diff --git a/stackit/internal/services/sqlserverflex/user/resource.go b/stackit/internal/services/sqlserverflex/user/resource.go
index 6f2b11401..627a83dc8 100644
--- a/stackit/internal/services/sqlserverflex/user/resource.go
+++ b/stackit/internal/services/sqlserverflex/user/resource.go
@@ -263,7 +263,9 @@ func (r *userResource) Create(ctx context.Context, req resource.CreateRequest, r
 		return
 	}
 	// Create new user
-	userResp, err := r.client.DefaultAPI.CreateUser(ctx, projectId, region, instanceId).CreateUserPayload(*payload).Execute()
+	// Workaround: The user creation will be tried 5 times. In some cases the instance might be
+	// in maintenance mode and the user API is temporarily unavailable. Usually this is only for 1-2 seconds.
+	userResp, err := utils.RetryRequest(ctx, r.client.DefaultAPI.CreateUser(ctx, projectId, region, instanceId).CreateUserPayload(*payload).Execute, sqlserverflexUtils.RetryConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		core.LogAndAddError(ctx, &resp.Diagnostics, "Error creating user", fmt.Sprintf("Calling API: %v", err))
 		return
@@ -389,7 +391,9 @@ func (r *userResource) Delete(ctx context.Context, req resource.DeleteRequest, r
 	}
 
 	// Delete existing user
-	err = r.client.DefaultAPI.DeleteUser(ctx, projectId, region, instanceId, userId).Execute()
+	// Workaround: The user deletion will be tried 5 times. In some cases the instance might be
+	// in maintenance mode and the user API is temporarily unavailable. Usually this is only for 1-2 seconds.
+	err = utils.RetryRequestWithoutResponse(ctx, r.client.DefaultAPI.DeleteUser(ctx, projectId, region, instanceId, userId).Execute, sqlserverflexUtils.RetryConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		if oapiErr, ok := errors.AsType[*oapierror.GenericOpenAPIError](err); ok && oapiErr.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
 			return
diff --git a/stackit/internal/services/sqlserverflex/utils/util.go b/stackit/internal/services/sqlserverflex/utils/util.go
index f4b50fe52..07e48c1c1 100644
--- a/stackit/internal/services/sqlserverflex/utils/util.go
+++ b/stackit/internal/services/sqlserverflex/utils/util.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package utils
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
 
 	sqlserverflex "github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-sdk-go/services/sqlserverflex/v3api"
 
@@ -29,3 +31,15 @@ func ConfigureClient(ctx context.Context, providerData *core.ProviderData, diags
 
 	return apiClient
 }
+
+var RetryConfig = utils.RetryConfig{
+	Attempts: 5,
+	Backoff: func(attempt int) time.Duration {
+		// Wait for every attempt 5 seconds longer. 5s, 10s, 15s and so on
+		return time.Duration(attempt*5) * time.Second
+	},
+	RetryStatusCodes: []int{
+		http.StatusLocked,
+		http.StatusTooEarly,
+	},
+}