diff --git a/1.architectures/5.sagemaker-hyperpod/LifecycleScripts/base-config/hotfix/hold-lustre-client.sh b/1.architectures/5.sagemaker-hyperpod/LifecycleScripts/base-config/hotfix/hold-lustre-client.sh
index 010f325f..ea12ba6f 100644
--- a/1.architectures/5.sagemaker-hyperpod/LifecycleScripts/base-config/hotfix/hold-lustre-client.sh
+++ b/1.architectures/5.sagemaker-hyperpod/LifecycleScripts/base-config/hotfix/hold-lustre-client.sh
@@ -2,5 +2,12 @@
 
 set -exuo pipefail
 
+dpkg_hold_with_retry() {
+    # Retry when dpkg frontend is locked
+    for (( i=0; i<=20; i++ )); do
+        echo "$1 hold" | sudo dpkg --set-selections && break || { echo To retry... ; sleep 6 ; }
+    done
+}
+
 # Don't let new lustre client module brings in new kernel.
-echo "lustre-client-modules-aws hold" | sudo dpkg --set-selections
+dpkg_hold_with_retry lustre-client-modules-aws
diff --git a/1.architectures/5.sagemaker-hyperpod/LifecycleScripts/base-config/hotfix/mock-gpu-driver-deb.sh b/1.architectures/5.sagemaker-hyperpod/LifecycleScripts/base-config/hotfix/mock-gpu-driver-deb.sh
index 10774032..86a39d5f 100644
--- a/1.architectures/5.sagemaker-hyperpod/LifecycleScripts/base-config/hotfix/mock-gpu-driver-deb.sh
+++ b/1.architectures/5.sagemaker-hyperpod/LifecycleScripts/base-config/hotfix/mock-gpu-driver-deb.sh
@@ -14,5 +14,13 @@ apt-cache show ${MOCK_PKG}=${DRV_VERSION}-0ubuntu1 \
     &> ${MOCK_PKG}
 
 equivs-build ${MOCK_PKG}
-dpkg -i ${MOCK_PKG}_*.deb
-echo "${MOCK_PKG} hold" | sudo dpkg --set-selections
+apt install -y -o DPkg::Lock::Timeout=120 ./${MOCK_PKG}_*.deb
+
+dpkg_hold_with_retry() {
+    # Retry when dpkg frontend is locked
+    for (( i=0; i<=20; i++ )); do
+        echo "$1 hold" | sudo dpkg --set-selections && break || { echo To retry... ; sleep 6 ; }
+    done
+}
+dpkg_hold_with_retry ${MOCK_PKG}
+