diff --git a/examples/py/snippets/guides.py b/examples/py/snippets/guides.py
index 0847aee..605de4e 100644
--- a/examples/py/snippets/guides.py
+++ b/examples/py/snippets/guides.py
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ class AppendCallback(hstreamdb.BufferedProducer.AppendCallback):
 
     def on_success(self, stream_name, payloads, stream_keyid):
         self.count += 1
-        print(f"Batch {self.count}: Append success with {len(payloads)} payloads.")
+        print(
+            f"Batch {self.count}: Append success with {len(payloads)} payloads."
+        )
 
     def on_fail(self, stream_name, payloads, stream_keyid, e):
         print("Append failed!")
@@ -179,6 +181,25 @@ async def read_reader(client):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import functools
+
+    # TODO: the client should be able to retry automatically if server is
+    # UNAVAILABLE (e.g. NOSEQUENCER)
+    def retry(async_function, max_retries=10, delay=1):
+        @functools.wraps(async_function)
+        async def wrapper(client):
+            for attempt in range(1, max_retries + 1):
+                try:
+                    result = await async_function(client)
+                    return result  # If successful, return the result
+                except Exception as e:
+                    print(f"Attempt {attempt} failed: {e}")
+                    await asyncio.sleep(delay)  # Wait before the next attempt
+
+            raise ValueError(f"Function failed after {max_retries} attempts")
+
+        return wrapper
+
     def safe_run(fun, *args):
         try:
             fun(*args)
@@ -190,8 +211,8 @@ def safe_run(fun, *args):
             main(
                 create_stream,
                 list_streams,
-                append_records,
-                buffered_append_records,
+                retry(append_records),
+                retry(buffered_append_records),
                 create_subscription,
                 list_subscriptions,
                 subscribe_records,