diff --git a/internal/controller/runtime/fsm/runtime_fsm_configure_oidc.go b/internal/controller/runtime/fsm/runtime_fsm_configure_oidc.go
index 51c6f6bc..e7c23916 100644
--- a/internal/controller/runtime/fsm/runtime_fsm_configure_oidc.go
+++ b/internal/controller/runtime/fsm/runtime_fsm_configure_oidc.go
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ func sFnConfigureOidc(ctx context.Context, m *fsm, s *systemState) (stateFn, *ct
 	err := recreateOpenIDConnectResources(ctx, m, s)
 
 	if err != nil {
-		m.log.Error(err, "Failed to create OpenIDConnect resource")
 		updateConditionFailed(&s.instance)
-		return updateStatusAndStopWithError(err)
+		m.log.Error(err, "Failed to create OpenIDConnect resource. Scheduling for retry")
+		return requeue()
 	}
 
 	m.log.Info("OIDC has been configured", "Name", s.shoot.Name)
diff --git a/pkg/gardener/gardener_error_handler.go b/pkg/gardener/gardener_error_handler.go
index 0ae41da9..ef3d5722 100644
--- a/pkg/gardener/gardener_error_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/gardener/gardener_error_handler.go
@@ -13,12 +13,24 @@ type ErrReason string
 
 func IsRetryable(lastErrors []gardener.LastError) bool {
 	if len(lastErrors) > 0 &&
-		!gardenerhelper.HasNonRetryableErrorCode(lastErrors...) {
+		!gardenerhelper.HasNonRetryableErrorCode(lastErrors...) ||
+		HasErrorInfraRateLimitsExceeded(lastErrors...) {
 		return true
 	}
 	return false
 }
 
+func HasErrorInfraRateLimitsExceeded(lastErrors ...gardener.LastError) bool {
+	for _, lastError := range lastErrors {
+		for _, code := range lastError.Codes {
+			if code == gardener.ErrorInfraRateLimitsExceeded {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func ToErrReason(lastErrors ...gardener.LastError) ErrReason {
 	var codes []gardener.ErrorCode
 	var vals []string
diff --git a/pkg/gardener/gardener_error_handler_test.go b/pkg/gardener/gardener_error_handler_test.go
index ac83ab22..4a558c87 100644
--- a/pkg/gardener/gardener_error_handler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/gardener/gardener_error_handler_test.go
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ func fixRetryableErrors() []gardener.LastError {
 				gardener.ErrorRetryableInfraDependencies,
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			Description: "Third description - non-retryable error according to gardener API which we deliberately consider as retryable",
+			Codes: []gardener.ErrorCode{
+				gardener.ErrorInfraRateLimitsExceeded,
+			},
+		},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -109,18 +115,12 @@ func fixNonRetryableErrors() []gardener.LastError {
 		},
 		{
 			Description: "Fifth description - non-retryable",
-			Codes: []gardener.ErrorCode{
-				gardener.ErrorInfraRateLimitsExceeded,
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			Description: "Sixth description - non-retryable",
 			Codes: []gardener.ErrorCode{
 				gardener.ErrorConfigurationProblem,
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			Description: "Seventh description - non-retryable",
+			Description: "Sixth description - non-retryable",
 			Codes: []gardener.ErrorCode{
 				gardener.ErrorProblematicWebhook,
 			},