diff --git a/flow/connectors/postgres/cdc.go b/flow/connectors/postgres/cdc.go
index 0fe159a895..d5de8947c5 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/postgres/cdc.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/postgres/cdc.go
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import (
 	"go.temporal.io/sdk/activity"
 )
 
+const maxRetriesForWalSegmentRemoved = 5
+
 type PostgresCDCSource struct {
 	ctx                    context.Context
 	replPool               *pgxpool.Pool
@@ -279,6 +281,7 @@ func (p *PostgresCDCSource) consumeStream(
 
 	pkmRequiresResponse := false
 	waitingForCommit := false
+	retryAttemptForWALSegmentRemoved := 0
 
 	for {
 		if pkmRequiresResponse {
@@ -355,9 +358,16 @@ func (p *PostgresCDCSource) consumeStream(
 		if errMsg, ok := rawMsg.(*pgproto3.ErrorResponse); ok {
 			if errMsg.Severity == "ERROR" && errMsg.Code == "XX000" {
 				if p.walSegmentRemovedRegex.MatchString(errMsg.Message) {
-					p.logger.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("WAL segment removed, restarting replication retrying in 30 seconds..."))
-					time.Sleep(30 * time.Second)
-					continue
+					retryAttemptForWALSegmentRemoved++
+					if retryAttemptForWALSegmentRemoved > maxRetriesForWalSegmentRemoved {
+						return fmt.Errorf("max retries for WAL segment removed exceeded: %+v", errMsg)
+					} else {
+						p.logger.Warn(fmt.Sprintf(
+							"WAL segment removed, restarting replication retrying in 30 seconds..."),
+							slog.Any("error", errMsg), slog.Int("retryAttempt", retryAttemptForWALSegmentRemoved))
+						time.Sleep(30 * time.Second)
+						continue
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			return fmt.Errorf("received Postgres WAL error: %+v", errMsg)