diff --git a/internal/controllers/machine/machine_controller.go b/internal/controllers/machine/machine_controller.go
index 75d8b78a6ede..6724d9afbd67 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/machine/machine_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/machine/machine_controller.go
@@ -582,7 +582,11 @@ func (r *Reconciler) drainNode(ctx context.Context, cluster *clusterv1.Cluster,
 
 	restConfig, err := remote.RESTConfig(ctx, controllerName, r.Client, util.ObjectKey(cluster))
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err, "Error creating a remote client while deleting Machine, won't retry")
+		if errors.Is(err, remote.ErrClusterLocked) {
+			log.V(5).Info("Requeuing drain Node because another worker has the lock on the ClusterCacheTracker")
+			return ctrl.Result{Requeue: true}, nil
+		}
+		log.Error(err, "Error creating a remote client for cluster while draining Node, won't retry")
 		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 	}
 	kubeClient, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(restConfig)
@@ -676,7 +680,10 @@ func (r *Reconciler) deleteNode(ctx context.Context, cluster *clusterv1.Cluster,
 
 	remoteClient, err := r.Tracker.GetClient(ctx, util.ObjectKey(cluster))
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err, "Error creating a remote client for cluster while deleting Machine, won't retry")
+		if errors.Is(err, remote.ErrClusterLocked) {
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed deleting Node because another worker has the lock on the ClusterCacheTracker")
+		}
+		log.Error(err, "Error creating a remote client for cluster while deleting Node, won't retry")
 		return nil
 	}