diff --git a/bcb/sgs/__init__.py b/bcb/sgs/__init__.py
index 0e7837d..44d81f6 100644
--- a/bcb/sgs/__init__.py
+++ b/bcb/sgs/__init__.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     get_client,
     raise_for_request_error,
     raise_for_status,
+    with_retry,
 )
 from bcb.exceptions import SGSError
 from bcb.utils import Date, DateInput
@@ -229,6 +230,16 @@ def _raise_sgs_response_error(res: httpx.Response, code: int) -> None:
     )
 
 
+@with_retry
+def _get_sgs_response(url: str, payload: Dict[str, str]) -> httpx.Response:
+    return get_client().get(url, params=payload)
+
+
+@with_retry
+async def _async_get_sgs_response(url: str, payload: Dict[str, str]) -> httpx.Response:
+    return await get_async_client().get(url, params=payload)
+
+
 def _format_df(df: pd.DataFrame, code: SGSCode, freq: Optional[str]) -> pd.DataFrame:
     cns = {"data": "Date", "valor": code.name, "datafim": "enddate"}
     df = df.rename(columns=cns)
@@ -395,7 +406,7 @@ def get_json(
         f"Fetching SGS time series code={code_obj.value} from {url.split('/dados')[0]}"
     )
     try:
-        res = get_client().get(url, params=payload)
+        res = _get_sgs_response(url, payload)
     except httpx.HTTPError as ex:
         raise_for_request_error(
             ex, context=f"SGS time series code={code_obj.value}", error_cls=SGSError
@@ -449,7 +460,7 @@ async def async_get_json(
         f"from {url.split('/dados')[0]}"
     )
     try:
-        res = await get_async_client().get(url, params=payload)
+        res = await _async_get_sgs_response(url, payload)
     except httpx.HTTPError as ex:
         raise_for_request_error(
             ex, context=f"SGS time series code={code_obj.value}", error_cls=SGSError
diff --git a/tests/test_async.py b/tests/test_async.py
index 77be26b..17c2287 100644
--- a/tests/test_async.py
+++ b/tests/test_async.py
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@
 SGS_CODE_URL = re.compile(r".*bcdata\.sgs\..*")
 
 
+async def _async_no_retry_sleep(_):
+    return None
+
+
+def _disable_async_sgs_retry_sleep(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        sgs._async_get_sgs_response.retry, "sleep", _async_no_retry_sleep
+    )
+
+
 def add_currency_base_mocks(httpx_mock):
     httpx_mock.add_response(
         url=PTAX_ID_LIST_URL,
@@ -134,6 +144,23 @@ async def test_async_get_json_rate_limit_raises(httpx_mock):
         await sgs.async_get_json(1)
 
 
+async def test_async_get_json_retries_timeout_then_succeeds(httpx_mock, monkeypatch):
+    _disable_async_sgs_retry_sleep(monkeypatch)
+    httpx_mock.add_exception(
+        httpx.TimeoutException("request timed out"),
+        url=SGS_CODE_URL,
+    )
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        url=SGS_CODE_URL,
+        text=SGS_JSON_5,
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+
+    result = await sgs.async_get_json(1)
+
+    assert result == SGS_JSON_5
+
+
 async def test_async_get_empty_sgs_code_list_raises():
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="At least one SGS code"):
         await sgs.async_get([])
diff --git a/tests/test_sgs_negative.py b/tests/test_sgs_negative.py
index 339a114..86b4cdd 100644
--- a/tests/test_sgs_negative.py
+++ b/tests/test_sgs_negative.py
@@ -11,10 +11,15 @@
 
 from bcb import sgs
 from bcb.exceptions import SGSError
+from tests.conftest import SGS_JSON_5
 
 SGS_CODE_URL = re.compile(r".*bcdata\.sgs\..*")
 
 
+def _disable_sgs_retry_sleep(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(sgs._get_sgs_response.retry, "sleep", lambda _: None)
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # 404 and 429 API response errors
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -52,25 +57,57 @@ def test_get_json_500_raises(httpx_mock):
         sgs.get_json(1)
 
 
-def test_get_json_connection_error_raises(httpx_mock):
-    httpx_mock.add_exception(
-        httpx.ConnectError("network down"),
-        url=SGS_CODE_URL,
-    )
+def test_get_json_connection_error_raises(httpx_mock, monkeypatch):
+    _disable_sgs_retry_sleep(monkeypatch)
+    for _ in range(4):
+        httpx_mock.add_exception(
+            httpx.ConnectError("network down"),
+            url=SGS_CODE_URL,
+        )
 
     with pytest.raises(SGSError, match="SGS time series"):
         sgs.get_json(1)
 
 
-def test_get_json_timeout_error_raises(httpx_mock):
+def test_get_json_timeout_error_raises(httpx_mock, monkeypatch):
+    _disable_sgs_retry_sleep(monkeypatch)
+    for _ in range(4):
+        httpx_mock.add_exception(
+            httpx.TimeoutException("request timed out"),
+            url=SGS_CODE_URL,
+        )
+
+    with pytest.raises(SGSError, match="SGS time series"):
+        sgs.get_json(1)
+
+
+def test_get_json_retries_timeout_then_succeeds(httpx_mock, monkeypatch):
+    _disable_sgs_retry_sleep(monkeypatch)
     httpx_mock.add_exception(
         httpx.TimeoutException("request timed out"),
         url=SGS_CODE_URL,
     )
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        url=SGS_CODE_URL,
+        text=SGS_JSON_5,
+        status_code=200,
+    )
 
-    with pytest.raises(SGSError, match="SGS time series"):
+    assert sgs.get_json(1) == SGS_JSON_5
+
+
+def test_get_json_does_not_retry_http_status_errors(httpx_mock, monkeypatch):
+    _disable_sgs_retry_sleep(monkeypatch)
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        url=SGS_CODE_URL,
+        status_code=500,
+    )
+
+    with pytest.raises(SGSError):
         sgs.get_json(1)
 
+    assert len(httpx_mock.get_requests()) == 1
+
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Malformed data (JSON)