diff --git a/.github/workflows/stackhpc-all-in-one.yml b/.github/workflows/stackhpc-all-in-one.yml
index ba6fa26cb..26de98f66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stackhpc-all-in-one.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stackhpc-all-in-one.yml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Package
         uses: ConorMacBride/install-package@main
         with:
-          apt: build-essential git unzip nodejs python3 python3-pip python3-wheel python-is-python3
+          apt: git unzip nodejs
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -154,7 +154,17 @@ jobs:
           OS_APPLICATION_CREDENTIAL_SECRET: ${{ secrets.OS_APPLICATION_CREDENTIAL_SECRET }}
 
       - name: Terraform Apply
-        run: terraform apply -auto-approve
+        run: |
+          for attempt in $(seq 5); do
+              if terraform apply -auto-approve; then
+                  echo "Created infrastructure on attempt $attempt"
+                  break
+              fi
+              echo "Failed to create infrastructure on attempt $attempt"
+              sleep 10
+              terraform destroy -auto-approve
+              sleep 60
+          done
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/terraform/aio
         env:
           OS_CLOUD: ${{ inputs.OS_CLOUD }}