diff --git a/plugins/nf-google/src/main/nextflow/cloud/google/batch/client/BatchClient.groovy b/plugins/nf-google/src/main/nextflow/cloud/google/batch/client/BatchClient.groovy
index d85d42b581..e1e1e0c437 100644
--- a/plugins/nf-google/src/main/nextflow/cloud/google/batch/client/BatchClient.groovy
+++ b/plugins/nf-google/src/main/nextflow/cloud/google/batch/client/BatchClient.groovy
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException
 import java.util.function.Predicate
 
 import com.google.api.gax.core.CredentialsProvider
+import com.google.api.gax.rpc.DeadlineExceededException
 import com.google.api.gax.rpc.FixedHeaderProvider
 import com.google.api.gax.rpc.NotFoundException
 import com.google.api.gax.rpc.UnavailableException
@@ -180,6 +181,8 @@ class BatchClient {
             boolean test(Throwable t) {
                 if( t instanceof UnavailableException )
                     return true
+                if( t instanceof DeadlineExceededException )
+                    return true
                 if( t instanceof IOException || t.cause instanceof IOException )
                     return true
                 if( t instanceof TimeoutException || t.cause instanceof TimeoutException )