diff --git a/aana/deployments/task_queue_deployment.py b/aana/deployments/task_queue_deployment.py
index 6213ff1f..eef68cdd 100644
--- a/aana/deployments/task_queue_deployment.py
+++ b/aana/deployments/task_queue_deployment.py
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ class TaskQueueConfig(BaseModel):
     """The configuration for the task queue deployment."""
 
     app_name: str = Field(description="The name of the Aana app")
+    retryable_exceptions: list[str] = Field(
+        description="The list of exceptions that should be retried"
+    )
 
 
 @serve.deployment
@@ -72,6 +75,7 @@ async def apply_config(self, config: dict[str, Any]):
         """
         config_obj = TaskQueueConfig(**config)
         self.app_name = config_obj.app_name
+        self.retryable_exceptions = config_obj.retryable_exceptions
 
     async def loop(self):  # noqa: C901
         """The main loop for the task queue deployment.
@@ -141,7 +145,9 @@ async def loop(self):  # noqa: C901
                     self.running_task_ids
                 )
                 tasks = TaskRepository(session).fetch_unprocessed_tasks(
-                    limit=num_tasks_to_assign
+                    limit=num_tasks_to_assign,
+                    max_retries=aana_settings.task_queue.max_retries,
+                    retryable_exceptions=self.retryable_exceptions,
                 )
 
                 # If there are no tasks, wait and retry
diff --git a/aana/sdk.py b/aana/sdk.py
index bd12fcec..a49317e6 100644
--- a/aana/sdk.py
+++ b/aana/sdk.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     DeploymentException,
     EmptyMigrationsException,
     FailedDeployment,
+    InferenceException,
     InsufficientResources,
 )
 from aana.storage.op import run_alembic_migrations
@@ -32,18 +33,36 @@
 class AanaSDK:
     """Aana SDK to deploy and manage Aana deployments and endpoints."""
 
-    def __init__(self, name: str = "app", migration_func: Callable | None = None):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        name: str = "app",
+        migration_func: Callable | None = None,
+        retryable_exceptions: list[Exception, str] | None = None,
+    ):
         """Aana SDK to deploy and manage Aana deployments and endpoints.
 
         Args:
             name (str, optional): The name of the application. Defaults to "app".
             migration_func (Callable | None): The migration function to run. Defaults to None.
+            retryable_exceptions (list[Exception, str] | None): The exceptions that can be retried in the task queue.
+                                                                Defaults to ['InferenceException'].
         """
         self.name = name
         self.migration_func = migration_func
         self.endpoints: dict[str, Endpoint] = {}
         self.deployments: dict[str, Deployment] = {}
 
+        if retryable_exceptions is None:
+            self.retryable_exceptions = [InferenceException]
+        else:
+            self.retryable_exceptions = retryable_exceptions
+        # Convert exceptions to string if they are not already
+        # to avoid serialization issues
+        self.retryable_exceptions = [
+            exc if isinstance(exc, str) else exc.__name__
+            for exc in self.retryable_exceptions
+        ]
+
         if aana_settings.task_queue.enabled:
             self.add_task_queue(deploy=False)
 
@@ -151,6 +170,7 @@ def add_task_queue(self, deploy: bool = False):
             num_replicas=1,
             user_config=TaskQueueConfig(
                 app_name=self.name,
+                retryable_exceptions=self.retryable_exceptions,
             ).model_dump(mode="json"),
         )
         self.register_deployment(
diff --git a/aana/storage/repository/task.py b/aana/storage/repository/task.py
index 0ff0d48e..7923f439 100644
--- a/aana/storage/repository/task.py
+++ b/aana/storage/repository/task.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from typing import Any
 from uuid import UUID
 
-from sqlalchemy import and_, desc
+from sqlalchemy import and_, desc, or_, text
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
 from aana.storage.models.task import Status as TaskStatus
@@ -67,7 +67,12 @@ def save(self, endpoint: str, data: Any, priority: int = 0):
         self.session.commit()
         return task
 
-    def fetch_unprocessed_tasks(self, limit: int | None = None) -> list[TaskEntity]:
+    def fetch_unprocessed_tasks(
+        self,
+        limit: int | None = None,
+        max_retries: int = 1,
+        retryable_exceptions: list[str] | None = None,
+    ) -> list[TaskEntity]:
         """Fetches unprocessed tasks and marks them as ASSIGNED.
 
         The task is considered unprocessed if it is in CREATED or NOT_FINISHED state.
@@ -81,21 +86,51 @@ def fetch_unprocessed_tasks(self, limit: int | None = None) -> list[TaskEntity]:
 
         Args:
             limit (int | None): The maximum number of tasks to fetch. If None, fetch all.
+            max_retries (int): The maximum number of retries for a task.
+            retryable_exceptions (list[str] | None): The list of exceptions that should be retried.
 
         Returns:
             list[TaskEntity]: the unprocessed tasks.
         """
-        tasks = (
-            self.session.query(TaskEntity)
-            .filter(
-                TaskEntity.status.in_([TaskStatus.CREATED, TaskStatus.NOT_FINISHED])
+        if retryable_exceptions:
+            # Convert the list of exceptions to a string for the query:
+            # e.g., ["InferenceException", "ValueError"] -> "'InferenceException', 'ValueError'"
+            exceptions_str = ", ".join([f"'{ex}'" for ex in retryable_exceptions])
+            tasks = (
+                self.session.query(TaskEntity)
+                .filter(
+                    or_(
+                        TaskEntity.status.in_(
+                            [TaskStatus.CREATED, TaskStatus.NOT_FINISHED]
+                        ),
+                        and_(
+                            TaskEntity.status == TaskStatus.FAILED,
+                            text(f"result->>'error' IN ({exceptions_str})"),
+                            TaskEntity.num_retries < max_retries,
+                        ),
+                    )
+                )
+                .order_by(desc(TaskEntity.priority), TaskEntity.created_at)
+                .limit(limit)
+                .populate_existing()
+                .with_for_update(skip_locked=True)
+                .all()
             )
-            .order_by(desc(TaskEntity.priority), TaskEntity.created_at)
-            .limit(limit)
-            .populate_existing()
-            .with_for_update(skip_locked=True)
-            .all()
-        )
+        else:
+            tasks = (
+                self.session.query(TaskEntity)
+                .filter(
+                    TaskEntity.status.in_(
+                        [TaskStatus.CREATED, TaskStatus.NOT_FINISHED]
+                    ),
+                )
+                .order_by(desc(TaskEntity.priority), TaskEntity.created_at)
+                .limit(limit)
+                .populate_existing()
+                .with_for_update(skip_locked=True)
+                .all()
+            )
+
         for task in tasks:
             self.update_status(
                 task_id=task.id,