diff --git a/.changeset/wise-cheetahs-add.md b/.changeset/wise-cheetahs-add.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a93a30180
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wise-cheetahs-add.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@latticexyz/cli": minor
+---
+
+Transactions sent via deploy will now be retried a few times before giving up. This hopefully helps with large deploys on some chains.
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index cf9402e198..58405158ef 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     "glob": "^8.0.3",
     "nice-grpc-web": "^2.0.1",
     "openurl": "^1.1.1",
+    "p-retry": "^5.1.2",
     "path": "^0.12.7",
     "rxjs": "7.5.5",
     "throttle-debounce": "^5.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/deploy/deploy.ts b/packages/cli/src/deploy/deploy.ts
index 6fa494dfd6..54b1085ead 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/deploy/deploy.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/deploy/deploy.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { deployWorld } from "./deployWorld";
 import { ensureTables } from "./ensureTables";
 import { Config, ConfigInput, WorldDeploy, supportedStoreVersions, supportedWorldVersions } from "./common";
 import { ensureSystems } from "./ensureSystems";
-import { getTransactionReceipt, waitForTransactionReceipt } from "viem/actions";
+import { waitForTransactionReceipt } from "viem/actions";
 import { getWorldDeploy } from "./getWorldDeploy";
 import { ensureFunctions } from "./ensureFunctions";
 import { ensureModules } from "./ensureModules";
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/deploy/ensureContract.ts b/packages/cli/src/deploy/ensureContract.ts
index eaebbcf69d..959c9b663b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/deploy/ensureContract.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/deploy/ensureContract.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { deployer } from "./ensureDeployer";
 import { salt } from "./common";
 import { sendTransaction } from "@latticexyz/common";
 import { debug } from "./debug";
+import pRetry from "p-retry";
+import { wait } from "@latticexyz/common/utils";
 
 export async function ensureContract({
   client,
@@ -24,10 +26,21 @@ export async function ensureContract({
 
   debug("deploying", label, "at", address);
   return [
-    await sendTransaction(client, {
-      chain: client.chain ?? null,
-      to: deployer,
-      data: concatHex([salt, bytecode]),
-    }),
+    await pRetry(
+      () =>
+        sendTransaction(client, {
+          chain: client.chain ?? null,
+          to: deployer,
+          data: concatHex([salt, bytecode]),
+        }),
+      {
+        retries: 3,
+        onFailedAttempt: async (error) => {
+          const delay = error.attemptNumber * 500;
+          debug(`failed to deploy ${label}, retrying in ${delay}ms...`);
+          await wait(delay);
+        },
+      }
+    ),
   ];
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/deploy/ensureFunctions.ts b/packages/cli/src/deploy/ensureFunctions.ts
index 48ffcb7606..7432697354 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/deploy/ensureFunctions.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/deploy/ensureFunctions.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { hexToResource, writeContract } from "@latticexyz/common";
 import { WorldDeploy, WorldFunction, worldAbi } from "./common";
 import { debug } from "./debug";
 import { getFunctions } from "./getFunctions";
+import pRetry from "p-retry";
+import { wait } from "@latticexyz/common/utils";
 
 export async function ensureFunctions({
   client,
@@ -40,23 +42,45 @@ export async function ensureFunctions({
     toAdd.map((func) => {
       const { namespace } = hexToResource(func.systemId);
       if (namespace === "") {
-        return writeContract(client, {
-          chain: client.chain ?? null,
-          address: worldDeploy.address,
-          abi: worldAbi,
-          // TODO: replace with batchCall (https://github.com/latticexyz/mud/issues/1645)
-          functionName: "registerRootFunctionSelector",
-          args: [func.systemId, func.systemFunctionSignature, func.systemFunctionSelector],
-        });
+        return pRetry(
+          () =>
+            writeContract(client, {
+              chain: client.chain ?? null,
+              address: worldDeploy.address,
+              abi: worldAbi,
+              // TODO: replace with batchCall (https://github.com/latticexyz/mud/issues/1645)
+              functionName: "registerRootFunctionSelector",
+              args: [func.systemId, func.systemFunctionSignature, func.systemFunctionSelector],
+            }),
+          {
+            retries: 3,
+            onFailedAttempt: async (error) => {
+              const delay = error.attemptNumber * 500;
+              debug(`failed to register function ${func.signature}, retrying in ${delay}ms...`);
+              await wait(delay);
+            },
+          }
+        );
       }
-      return writeContract(client, {
-        chain: client.chain ?? null,
-        address: worldDeploy.address,
-        abi: worldAbi,
-        // TODO: replace with batchCall (https://github.com/latticexyz/mud/issues/1645)
-        functionName: "registerFunctionSelector",
-        args: [func.systemId, func.systemFunctionSignature],
-      });
+      return pRetry(
+        () =>
+          writeContract(client, {
+            chain: client.chain ?? null,
+            address: worldDeploy.address,
+            abi: worldAbi,
+            // TODO: replace with batchCall (https://github.com/latticexyz/mud/issues/1645)
+            functionName: "registerFunctionSelector",
+            args: [func.systemId, func.systemFunctionSignature],
+          }),
+        {
+          retries: 3,
+          onFailedAttempt: async (error) => {
+            const delay = error.attemptNumber * 500;
+            debug(`failed to register function ${func.signature}, retrying in ${delay}ms...`);
+            await wait(delay);
+          },
+        }
+      );
     })
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/deploy/ensureModules.ts b/packages/cli/src/deploy/ensureModules.ts
index 9efc1ac3b3..7d7e992567 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/deploy/ensureModules.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/deploy/ensureModules.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { writeContract } from "@latticexyz/common";
 import { Module, WorldDeploy, worldAbi } from "./common";
 import { ensureContract } from "./ensureContract";
 import { debug } from "./debug";
-import { uniqueBy } from "@latticexyz/common/utils";
+import { uniqueBy, wait } from "@latticexyz/common/utils";
+import pRetry from "p-retry";
 
 export async function ensureModules({
   client,
@@ -28,22 +29,44 @@ export async function ensureModules({
   const installTxs = await Promise.all(
     modules.map((mod) =>
       mod.installAsRoot
-        ? writeContract(client, {
-            chain: client.chain ?? null,
-            address: worldDeploy.address,
-            abi: worldAbi,
-            // TODO: replace with batchCall (https://github.com/latticexyz/mud/issues/1645)
-            functionName: "installRootModule",
-            args: [mod.address, mod.installData],
-          })
-        : writeContract(client, {
-            chain: client.chain ?? null,
-            address: worldDeploy.address,
-            abi: worldAbi,
-            // TODO: replace with batchCall (https://github.com/latticexyz/mud/issues/1645)
-            functionName: "installModule",
-            args: [mod.address, mod.installData],
-          })
+        ? pRetry(
+            () =>
+              writeContract(client, {
+                chain: client.chain ?? null,
+                address: worldDeploy.address,
+                abi: worldAbi,
+                // TODO: replace with batchCall (https://github.com/latticexyz/mud/issues/1645)
+                functionName: "installRootModule",
+                args: [mod.address, mod.installData],
+              }),
+            {
+              retries: 3,
+              onFailedAttempt: async (error) => {
+                const delay = error.attemptNumber * 500;
+                debug(`failed to install root module ${mod.name}, retrying in ${delay}ms...`);
+                await wait(delay);
+              },
+            }
+          )
+        : pRetry(
+            () =>
+              writeContract(client, {
+                chain: client.chain ?? null,
+                address: worldDeploy.address,
+                abi: worldAbi,
+                // TODO: replace with batchCall (https://github.com/latticexyz/mud/issues/1645)
+                functionName: "installModule",
+                args: [mod.address, mod.installData],
+              }),
+            {
+              retries: 3,
+              onFailedAttempt: async (error) => {
+                const delay = error.attemptNumber * 500;
+                debug(`failed to install module ${mod.name}, retrying in ${delay}ms...`);
+                await wait(delay);
+              },
+            }
+          )
     )
   );
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/deploy/ensureSystems.ts b/packages/cli/src/deploy/ensureSystems.ts
index 2a40d81d92..b7dfa6db4d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/deploy/ensureSystems.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/deploy/ensureSystems.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import { debug } from "./debug";
 import { resourceLabel } from "./resourceLabel";
 import { getSystems } from "./getSystems";
 import { getResourceAccess } from "./getResourceAccess";
-import { uniqueBy } from "@latticexyz/common/utils";
+import { uniqueBy, wait } from "@latticexyz/common/utils";
+import pRetry from "p-retry";
 
 export async function ensureSystems({
   client,
@@ -54,22 +55,44 @@ export async function ensureSystems({
 
   const accessTxs = await Promise.all([
     ...accessToRemove.map((access) =>
-      writeContract(client, {
-        chain: client.chain ?? null,
-        address: worldDeploy.address,
-        abi: worldAbi,
-        functionName: "revokeAccess",
-        args: [access.resourceId, access.address],
-      })
+      pRetry(
+        () =>
+          writeContract(client, {
+            chain: client.chain ?? null,
+            address: worldDeploy.address,
+            abi: worldAbi,
+            functionName: "revokeAccess",
+            args: [access.resourceId, access.address],
+          }),
+        {
+          retries: 3,
+          onFailedAttempt: async (error) => {
+            const delay = error.attemptNumber * 500;
+            debug(`failed to revoke access, retrying in ${delay}ms...`);
+            await wait(delay);
+          },
+        }
+      )
     ),
     ...accessToAdd.map((access) =>
-      writeContract(client, {
-        chain: client.chain ?? null,
-        address: worldDeploy.address,
-        abi: worldAbi,
-        functionName: "grantAccess",
-        args: [access.resourceId, access.address],
-      })
+      pRetry(
+        () =>
+          writeContract(client, {
+            chain: client.chain ?? null,
+            address: worldDeploy.address,
+            abi: worldAbi,
+            functionName: "grantAccess",
+            args: [access.resourceId, access.address],
+          }),
+        {
+          retries: 3,
+          onFailedAttempt: async (error) => {
+            const delay = error.attemptNumber * 500;
+            debug(`failed to grant access, retrying in ${delay}ms...`);
+            await wait(delay);
+          },
+        }
+      )
     ),
   ]);
 
@@ -114,14 +137,25 @@ export async function ensureSystems({
   // then start registering systems
   const registerTxs = await Promise.all(
     missingSystems.map((system) =>
-      writeContract(client, {
-        chain: client.chain ?? null,
-        address: worldDeploy.address,
-        abi: worldAbi,
-        // TODO: replace with batchCall (https://github.com/latticexyz/mud/issues/1645)
-        functionName: "registerSystem",
-        args: [system.systemId, system.address, system.allowAll],
-      })
+      pRetry(
+        () =>
+          writeContract(client, {
+            chain: client.chain ?? null,
+            address: worldDeploy.address,
+            abi: worldAbi,
+            // TODO: replace with batchCall (https://github.com/latticexyz/mud/issues/1645)
+            functionName: "registerSystem",
+            args: [system.systemId, system.address, system.allowAll],
+          }),
+        {
+          retries: 3,
+          onFailedAttempt: async (error) => {
+            const delay = error.attemptNumber * 500;
+            debug(`failed to register system ${resourceLabel(system)}, retrying in ${delay}ms...`);
+            await wait(delay);
+          },
+        }
+      )
     )
   );
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/deploy/ensureTables.ts b/packages/cli/src/deploy/ensureTables.ts
index 9834e3f6f4..cd31975bda 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/deploy/ensureTables.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/deploy/ensureTables.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import { valueSchemaToFieldLayoutHex, keySchemaToHex, valueSchemaToHex } from "@
 import { debug } from "./debug";
 import { resourceLabel } from "./resourceLabel";
 import { getTables } from "./getTables";
+import pRetry from "p-retry";
+import { wait } from "@latticexyz/common/utils";
 
 export async function ensureTables({
   client,
@@ -29,21 +31,32 @@ export async function ensureTables({
     debug("registering tables", missingTables.map(resourceLabel).join(", "));
     return await Promise.all(
       missingTables.map((table) =>
-        writeContract(client, {
-          chain: client.chain ?? null,
-          address: worldDeploy.address,
-          abi: worldAbi,
-          // TODO: replace with batchCall (https://github.com/latticexyz/mud/issues/1645)
-          functionName: "registerTable",
-          args: [
-            table.tableId,
-            valueSchemaToFieldLayoutHex(table.valueSchema),
-            keySchemaToHex(table.keySchema),
-            valueSchemaToHex(table.valueSchema),
-            Object.keys(table.keySchema),
-            Object.keys(table.valueSchema),
-          ],
-        })
+        pRetry(
+          () =>
+            writeContract(client, {
+              chain: client.chain ?? null,
+              address: worldDeploy.address,
+              abi: worldAbi,
+              // TODO: replace with batchCall (https://github.com/latticexyz/mud/issues/1645)
+              functionName: "registerTable",
+              args: [
+                table.tableId,
+                valueSchemaToFieldLayoutHex(table.valueSchema),
+                keySchemaToHex(table.keySchema),
+                valueSchemaToHex(table.valueSchema),
+                Object.keys(table.keySchema),
+                Object.keys(table.valueSchema),
+              ],
+            }),
+          {
+            retries: 3,
+            onFailedAttempt: async (error) => {
+              const delay = error.attemptNumber * 500;
+              debug(`failed to register table ${resourceLabel(table)}, retrying in ${delay}ms...`);
+              await wait(delay);
+            },
+          }
+        )
       )
     );
   }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/runDeploy.ts b/packages/cli/src/runDeploy.ts
index 0a5f370a70..a7466ddf81 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/runDeploy.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/runDeploy.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import path from "node:path";
-import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { InferredOptionTypes, Options } from "yargs";
 import { deploy } from "./deploy/deploy";
 import { createWalletClient, http, Hex } from "viem";
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 8e9c734ee4..8942de00f0 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ importers:
       openurl:
         specifier: ^1.1.1
         version: 1.1.1
+      p-retry:
+        specifier: ^5.1.2
+        version: 5.1.2
       path:
         specifier: ^0.12.7
         version: 0.12.7