diff --git a/.github/actions-scripts/purge-old-workflow-runs.js b/.github/actions-scripts/purge-old-workflow-runs.js
index 6129335fab..382290ef7a 100755
--- a/.github/actions-scripts/purge-old-workflow-runs.js
+++ b/.github/actions-scripts/purge-old-workflow-runs.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import fs from 'fs'
 import assert from 'node:assert/strict'
 
 import { getOctokit } from '@actions/github'
+import { RequestError } from '@octokit/request-error'
 
 main()
 async function main() {
@@ -51,10 +52,12 @@ async function main() {
     repo,
   })
 
+  const validWorkflows = allWorkflows.filter((w) => !w.path.startsWith('dynamic/'))
+
   const sortByDate = (a, b) => a.updated_at.localeCompare(b.updated_at)
   const workflows = [
-    ...allWorkflows.filter((w) => !fs.existsSync(w.path)).sort(sortByDate),
-    ...allWorkflows.filter((w) => fs.existsSync(w.path)).sort(sortByDate),
+    ...validWorkflows.filter((w) => !fs.existsSync(w.path)).sort(sortByDate),
+    ...validWorkflows.filter((w) => fs.existsSync(w.path)).sort(sortByDate),
   ]
 
   let deletions = 0
@@ -65,11 +68,25 @@ async function main() {
         ? `${workflow.path} still exists on disk`
         : `${workflow.path} no longer exists on disk`,
     )
-    deletions += await deleteWorkflowRuns(github, owner, repo, workflow, {
-      dryRun: DRY_RUN,
-      minAgeDays: MIN_AGE_DAYS,
-      maxDeletions: MAX_DELETIONS - deletions,
-    })
+    try {
+      deletions += await deleteWorkflowRuns(github, owner, repo, workflow, {
+        dryRun: DRY_RUN,
+        minAgeDays: MIN_AGE_DAYS,
+        maxDeletions: MAX_DELETIONS - deletions,
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      // Generally, if it fails, it's because of a network error or
+      // because busy servers. It's not our fault, but considering that
+      // this script is supposed to run on frequent schedule, we don't
+      // need to fret. We'll just try again next time.
+      if (error instanceof RequestError && error.status >= 500) {
+        console.log(`RequestError: ${error.message}`)
+        console.log(`  status: ${error.status}`)
+        break
+      } else {
+        throw error
+      }
+    }
 
     if (deletions >= MAX_DELETIONS) {
       console.log(`Reached max number of deletions: ${MAX_DELETIONS}`)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 348713aede..7c61f84b90 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "@elastic/elasticsearch": "7.11.0",
         "@github/failbot": "0.8.3",
+        "@octokit/request-error": "5.0.0",
         "@primer/behaviors": "^1.3.3",
         "@primer/css": "^21.0.1",
         "@primer/octicons": "^19.1.0",
@@ -1953,6 +1954,17 @@
         "universal-user-agent": "^6.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@octokit/core/node_modules/@octokit/request-error": {
+      "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/request-error/-/request-error-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1VIvgXxs9WHSjicsRwq8PlR2LR2x6DwsJAaFgzdi0JfJoGSO8mYI/cHJQ+9FbN21aa+DrgNLnwObmyeSC8Rmpg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@octokit/types": "^6.0.3",
+        "deprecation": "^2.0.0",
+        "once": "^1.4.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@octokit/endpoint": {
       "version": "6.0.12",
       "dev": true,
@@ -2081,9 +2093,36 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@octokit/request-error": {
+      "version": "5.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/request-error/-/request-error-5.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1ue0DH0Lif5iEqT52+Rf/hf0RmGO9NWFjrzmrkArpG9trFfDM/efx00BJHdLGuro4BR/gECxCU2Twf5OKrRFsQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@octokit/types": "^11.0.0",
+        "deprecation": "^2.0.0",
+        "once": "^1.4.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 18"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@octokit/request-error/node_modules/@octokit/openapi-types": {
+      "version": "18.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/openapi-types/-/openapi-types-18.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-V8GImKs3TeQRxRtXFpG2wl19V7444NIOTDF24AWuIbmNaNYOQMWRbjcGDXV5B+0n887fgDcuMNOmlul+k+oJtw=="
+    },
+    "node_modules/@octokit/request-error/node_modules/@octokit/types": {
+      "version": "11.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/types/-/types-11.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Fz0+7GyLm/bHt8fwEqgvRBWwIV1S6wRRyq+V6exRKLVWaKGsuy6H9QFYeBVDV7rK6fO3XwHgQOPxv+cLj2zpXQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@octokit/openapi-types": "^18.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@octokit/request/node_modules/@octokit/request-error": {
       "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/request-error/-/request-error-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1VIvgXxs9WHSjicsRwq8PlR2LR2x6DwsJAaFgzdi0JfJoGSO8mYI/cHJQ+9FbN21aa+DrgNLnwObmyeSC8Rmpg==",
       "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@octokit/types": "^6.0.3",
         "deprecation": "^2.0.0",
@@ -4878,7 +4917,6 @@
     },
     "node_modules/deprecation": {
       "version": "2.3.1",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC"
     },
     "node_modules/dequal": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fd50fbe6fa..51343774cd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@elastic/elasticsearch": "7.11.0",
     "@github/failbot": "0.8.3",
+    "@octokit/request-error": "5.0.0",
     "@primer/behaviors": "^1.3.3",
     "@primer/css": "^21.0.1",
     "@primer/octicons": "^19.1.0",