diff --git a/pkg/utils/http_retry.go b/pkg/utils/http_retry.go
index fcd8f50f5..a808759ae 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/http_retry.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/http_retry.go
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ func retryDelayForAttempt(resp *http.Response, attempt int) time.Duration {
 		return clampRetryDelay(fallback)
 	}
 
-	if seconds, err := strconv.Atoi(retryAfter); err == nil && seconds >= 0 {
-		return clampRetryDelay(time.Duration(seconds) * time.Second)
+	if delay, ok := numericRetryAfterDelay(retryAfter); ok {
+		return delay
 	}
 
 	if when, err := http.ParseTime(retryAfter); err == nil {
@@ -78,6 +78,18 @@ func retryDelayForAttempt(resp *http.Response, attempt int) time.Duration {
 	return clampRetryDelay(fallback)
 }
 
+func numericRetryAfterDelay(retryAfter string) (time.Duration, bool) {
+	seconds, err := strconv.ParseInt(retryAfter, 10, 64)
+	if err != nil || seconds < 0 {
+		return 0, false
+	}
+	maxSeconds := int64(maxRetrySleepDuration / time.Second)
+	if seconds > maxSeconds {
+		return maxRetrySleepDuration, true
+	}
+	return clampRetryDelay(time.Duration(seconds) * time.Second), true
+}
+
 func clampRetryDelay(delay time.Duration) time.Duration {
 	if delay <= 0 {
 		return 0
diff --git a/pkg/utils/http_retry_test.go b/pkg/utils/http_retry_test.go
index 1e5ac4064..4d6021ff7 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/http_retry_test.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/http_retry_test.go
@@ -297,19 +297,43 @@ func TestRetryDelayForAttempt_DateRetryAfterUsesResponseDateHeader(t *testing.T)
 	assert.Equal(t, 10*time.Second, retryDelayForAttempt(resp, 0))
 }
 
-func TestRetryDelayForAttempt_DateRetryAfterInvalidDateFallsBackSafely(t *testing.T) {
-	maxRetrySleepDuration = time.Minute
+func TestRetryDelayForAttempt_DateRetryAfterInvalidOrMissingDateFallsBackSafely(t *testing.T) {
+	maxRetrySleepDuration = 30 * time.Second
 	t.Cleanup(func() { maxRetrySleepDuration = time.Minute })
 
-	resp := &http.Response{
-		StatusCode: http.StatusTooManyRequests,
-		Header: http.Header{
-			"Retry-After": []string{time.Date(2000, 1, 2, 15, 4, 5, 0, time.UTC).Format(http.TimeFormat)},
-			"Date":        []string{"invalid-date"},
+	retryAfterAt := time.Now().UTC().Add(3 * time.Second).Format(http.TimeFormat)
+	testcases := []struct {
+		name   string
+		header http.Header
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "invalid-date-header",
+			header: http.Header{
+				"Retry-After": []string{retryAfterAt},
+				"Date":        []string{"invalid-date"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "missing-date-header",
+			header: http.Header{
+				"Retry-After": []string{retryAfterAt},
+			},
 		},
 	}
 
-	assert.Equal(t, time.Duration(0), retryDelayForAttempt(resp, 0))
+	for _, tc := range testcases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			resp := &http.Response{
+				StatusCode: http.StatusTooManyRequests,
+				Header:     tc.header,
+			}
+
+			delay := retryDelayForAttempt(resp, 0)
+			assert.Greater(t, delay, time.Duration(0))
+			assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, delay, 1500*time.Millisecond)
+			assert.LessOrEqual(t, delay, 5*time.Second)
+		})
+	}
 }
 
 func TestRetryDelayForAttempt_RetryAfterIsCapped(t *testing.T) {
@@ -325,3 +349,17 @@ func TestRetryDelayForAttempt_RetryAfterIsCapped(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Equal(t, 2*time.Second, retryDelayForAttempt(resp, 0))
 }
+
+func TestRetryDelayForAttempt_RetryAfterNumericOverflowStillCaps(t *testing.T) {
+	maxRetrySleepDuration = 2 * time.Second
+	t.Cleanup(func() { maxRetrySleepDuration = time.Minute })
+
+	resp := &http.Response{
+		StatusCode: http.StatusTooManyRequests,
+		Header: http.Header{
+			"Retry-After": []string{"9223372036854775807"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 2*time.Second, retryDelayForAttempt(resp, 0))
+}