diff --git a/newModuleTagger/find_prs.py b/newModuleTagger/find_prs.py
index a0630f0..4cfa2e1 100755
--- a/newModuleTagger/find_prs.py
+++ b/newModuleTagger/find_prs.py
@@ -60,11 +60,15 @@ query($endCursor: String) {
 
 
 def _gh(args: list[str]) -> str | None:
-    try:
-        return subprocess.check_output(["gh", *args], text=True)
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-        print(e)
-        return None
+    for attempt in range(1, MAX_RETRIES + 1):
+        try:
+            return subprocess.check_output(["gh", *args], text=True, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            if attempt == MAX_RETRIES:
+                print(e)
+                return None
+            time.sleep(RETRY_BACKOFF_SECONDS * attempt)
+    return None
 
 
 def find_prs_without_new_module_tag():