diff --git a/pkg/util/jsonapi/client.go b/pkg/util/jsonapi/client.go
index d4c86ddf0..300f9d7d9 100644
--- a/pkg/util/jsonapi/client.go
+++ b/pkg/util/jsonapi/client.go
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ package jsonapi
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"crypto/tls"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
@@ -81,6 +83,17 @@ func (c *Client) do(method, path string, body []byte) (*Response, error) {
 	}
 
 	resp, err := c.client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		// check for timeout error which could be due to a failed re-used connection
+		var uerr *url.Error
+		if errors.As(err, &uerr) && uerr.Timeout() {
+			// close old connections
+			c.client.Transport.(*http.Transport).CloseIdleConnections()
+
+			// retry request with a fresh connection
+			resp, err = c.client.Do(req)
+		}
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to perform http request: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -108,7 +121,7 @@ func (c *Client) do(method, path string, body []byte) (*Response, error) {
 // NewClient returns a new HTTP client.
 func NewClient(host string, port uint16, tlsConfig *tls.Config) *Client {
 	serverURL := "https://" + net.JoinHostPort(host, strconv.Itoa(int(port)))
-	return &Client{
+	c := &Client{
 		client: &http.Client{
 			Transport: &http.Transport{TLSClientConfig: tlsConfig},
 			Timeout:   3 * time.Second,