diff --git a/src/tm_mad/common/delete b/src/tm_mad/common/delete
index c997810b38..ed2953f573 100755
--- a/src/tm_mad/common/delete
+++ b/src/tm_mad/common/delete
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@ DST_PATH=`arg_path $DST`
 DST_HOST=`arg_host $DST`
 
 log "Deleting $DST_PATH"
-ssh_exec_and_log $DST_HOST "rm -rf $DST_PATH" "Error deleting $DST_PATH"
 
-exit 0
+delete_file="ssh $DST_HOST \"rm -rf $DST_PATH\""
+
+retry 10 "$delete_file"
+
+EXEC_RC=$?
+
+if [ $EXEC_RC -ne 0 ]; then
+    log_error "Command \"$delete_file\" failed: $EXEC_RC"
+    error_message "Error deleting $DST_PATH"
+    exit $EXEC_RC
+fi