diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index ffe9cfcb0..71d994f2e 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
         "@fastify/swagger": "^8.14.0",
         "@fastify/swagger-ui": "^2.1.0",
         "@node-saml/passport-saml": "^4.0.4",
+        "@octokit/plugin-retry": "^5.0.5",
         "@octokit/rest": "^20.0.2",
         "@octokit/webhooks-types": "^7.3.1",
         "@peculiar/asn1-schema": "^2.3.8",
@@ -7812,19 +7813,45 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@octokit/plugin-retry": {
-      "version": "6.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/plugin-retry/-/plugin-retry-6.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-SKs+Tz9oj0g4p28qkZwl/topGcb0k0qPNX/i7vBKmDsjoeqnVfFUquqrE/O9oJY7+oLzdCtkiWSXLpLjvl6uog==",
+      "version": "5.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/plugin-retry/-/plugin-retry-5.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sB1RWMhSrre02Atv95K6bhESlJ/sPdZkK/wE/w1IdSCe0yM6FxSjksLa6T7aAvxvxlLKzQEC4KIiqpqyov1Tbg==",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@octokit/request-error": "^5.0.0",
-        "@octokit/types": "^12.0.0",
+        "@octokit/request-error": "^4.0.1",
+        "@octokit/types": "^10.0.0",
         "bottleneck": "^2.15.3"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 18"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
-        "@octokit/core": ">=5"
+        "@octokit/core": ">=3"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@octokit/plugin-retry/node_modules/@octokit/openapi-types": {
+      "version": "18.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/openapi-types/-/openapi-types-18.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-VRaeH8nCDtF5aXWnjPuEMIYf1itK/s3JYyJcWFJT8X9pSNnBtriDf7wlEWsGuhPLl4QIH4xM8fqTXDwJ3Mu6sw=="
+    },
+    "node_modules/@octokit/plugin-retry/node_modules/@octokit/request-error": {
+      "version": "4.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/request-error/-/request-error-4.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uqwUEmZw3x4I9DGYq9fODVAAvcLsPQv97NRycP6syEFu5916M189VnNBW2zANNwqg3OiligNcAey7P0SET843w==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@octokit/types": "^10.0.0",
+        "deprecation": "^2.0.0",
+        "once": "^1.4.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 18"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@octokit/plugin-retry/node_modules/@octokit/types": {
+      "version": "10.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/types/-/types-10.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Vm8IddVmhCgU1fxC1eyinpwqzXPEYu0NrYzD3YZjlGjyftdLBTeqNblRC0jmJmgxbJIsQlyogVeGnrNaaMVzIg==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@octokit/openapi-types": "^18.0.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@octokit/plugin-throttling": {
@@ -17396,6 +17423,22 @@
         "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/probot/node_modules/@octokit/plugin-retry": {
+      "version": "6.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/plugin-retry/-/plugin-retry-6.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-SKs+Tz9oj0g4p28qkZwl/topGcb0k0qPNX/i7vBKmDsjoeqnVfFUquqrE/O9oJY7+oLzdCtkiWSXLpLjvl6uog==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@octokit/request-error": "^5.0.0",
+        "@octokit/types": "^12.0.0",
+        "bottleneck": "^2.15.3"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 18"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@octokit/core": ">=5"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/probot/node_modules/commander": {
       "version": "11.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-11.1.0.tgz",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 1328db4dd..4ea217808 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
     "@fastify/swagger": "^8.14.0",
     "@fastify/swagger-ui": "^2.1.0",
     "@node-saml/passport-saml": "^4.0.4",
+    "@octokit/plugin-retry": "^5.0.5",
     "@octokit/rest": "^20.0.2",
     "@octokit/webhooks-types": "^7.3.1",
     "@peculiar/asn1-schema": "^2.3.8",
diff --git a/backend/src/services/integration-auth/integration-delete-secret.ts b/backend/src/services/integration-auth/integration-delete-secret.ts
index 2a33677dd..5da48fb6e 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/integration-auth/integration-delete-secret.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/integration-auth/integration-delete-secret.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { retry } from "@octokit/plugin-retry";
 import { Octokit } from "@octokit/rest";
 
 import { TIntegrationAuths, TIntegrations } from "@app/db/schemas";
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ const getIntegrationSecretsV2 = async (
  * Return the secrets in a given [folderId] including secrets from
  * nested imported folders recursively.
  */
-const getIntegrationSecrets = async (
+const getIntegrationSecretsV1 = async (
   dto: {
     projectId: string;
     environment: string;
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ const getIntegrationSecrets = async (
     if (folder) {
       // get secrets contained in each imported folder by recursively calling
       // this function against the imported folder
-      const importedSecrets = await getIntegrationSecrets(
+      const importedSecrets = await getIntegrationSecretsV1(
         {
           environment: dto.environment,
           projectId: dto.projectId,
@@ -167,7 +168,8 @@ export const deleteGithubSecrets = async ({
     selected_repositories_url?: string | undefined;
   }
 
-  const octokit = new Octokit({
+  const OctokitWithRetry = Octokit.plugin(retry);
+  const octokit = new OctokitWithRetry({
     auth: accessToken
   });
 
@@ -177,11 +179,11 @@ export const deleteGithubSecrets = async ({
     Env = "github-env"
   }
 
-  let encryptedSecrets: GitHubSecret[];
+  let encryptedGithubSecrets: GitHubSecret[];
 
   switch (integration.scope) {
     case GithubScope.Org: {
-      encryptedSecrets = (
+      encryptedGithubSecrets = (
         await octokit.request("GET /orgs/{org}/actions/secrets", {
           org: integration.owner as string
         })
@@ -189,7 +191,7 @@ export const deleteGithubSecrets = async ({
       break;
     }
     case GithubScope.Env: {
-      encryptedSecrets = (
+      encryptedGithubSecrets = (
         await octokit.request("GET /repositories/{repository_id}/environments/{environment_name}/secrets", {
           repository_id: Number(integration.appId),
           environment_name: integration.targetEnvironmentId as string
@@ -198,7 +200,7 @@ export const deleteGithubSecrets = async ({
       break;
     }
     default: {
-      encryptedSecrets = (
+      encryptedGithubSecrets = (
         await octokit.request("GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/secrets", {
           owner: integration.owner as string,
           repo: integration.app as string
@@ -208,7 +210,7 @@ export const deleteGithubSecrets = async ({
     }
   }
 
-  for await (const encryptedSecret of encryptedSecrets) {
+  for await (const encryptedSecret of encryptedGithubSecrets) {
     if (encryptedSecret.name in secrets) {
       switch (integration.scope) {
         case GithubScope.Org: {
@@ -238,6 +240,11 @@ export const deleteGithubSecrets = async ({
           break;
         }
       }
+
+      // small delay to prevent hitting API rate limits
+      await new Promise((resolve) => {
+        setTimeout(resolve, 50);
+      });
     }
   }
 };
@@ -308,7 +315,7 @@ export const deleteIntegrationSecrets = async ({
         folderDAL,
         secretImportDAL
       )
-    : await getIntegrationSecrets(
+    : await getIntegrationSecretsV1(
         {
           environment: integration.environment.id,
           projectId: integration.projectId,