diff --git a/test/infamy/container.py b/test/infamy/container.py
index ba5b9bf7..21b7de89 100644
--- a/test/infamy/container.py
+++ b/test/infamy/container.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 """Manage Infix containers"""
+import time
+from infamy.util import warn
+
 
 class Container:
     """Helper methods"""
@@ -32,4 +35,14 @@ class Container:
         return False
 
     def action(self, name, act):
-        return self.system.call_action(f"/infix-containers:containers/container[name='{name}']/{act}")
+        """Call container action (context RPC), retry three times."""
+        xpath = f"/infix-containers:containers/container[name='{name}']/{act}"
+
+        for attempt in range(3):
+            try:
+                return self.system.call_action(xpath)
+            except Exception as e:
+                warn(f"failed {act} {name} ({attempt + 1}/3): {e}")
+                time.sleep(1)
+                if attempt == 2:
+                    raise
diff --git a/test/infamy/util.py b/test/infamy/util.py
index 6aeef2c2..739e2aea 100644
--- a/test/infamy/util.py
+++ b/test/infamy/util.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import infamy.neigh
 import infamy.netconf as netconf
 import infamy.restconf as restconf
 
+
 class ParallelFn(threading.Thread):
     def __init__(self, group=None, target=None, name=None,
                  args=(), kwargs={}, Verbose=None):
@@ -26,11 +27,13 @@ class ParallelFn(threading.Thread):
 
         return self._return
 
+
 def parallel(*fns):
     ths = [ParallelFn(target=fn) for fn in fns]
     [th.start() for th in ths]
     return [th.join() for th in ths]
 
+
 def until(fn, attempts=10, interval=1):
     for attempt in range(attempts):
         if fn():
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ def until(fn, attempts=10, interval=1):
 
     raise Exception("Expected condition did not materialize")
 
+
 def wait_boot(target):
     until(lambda: target.reachable() == False, attempts = 100)
     print("Device is booting..")
@@ -54,3 +58,10 @@ def wait_boot(target):
     until(lambda: restconf.restconf_reachable(neigh, target.location.password) == True, attempts = 300)
 
     return True
+
+
+def warn(msg):
+    """Print a warning message in yellow to stderr."""
+    YELLOW = "\033[93m"
+    RST = "\033[0m"
+    print(f"{YELLOW}warn - {msg}{RST}")