diff --git a/ocs_ci/ocs/ui/page_objects/odf_topology_tab.py b/ocs_ci/ocs/ui/page_objects/odf_topology_tab.py
index 850670bbdc0..46f342f612c 100644
--- a/ocs_ci/ocs/ui/page_objects/odf_topology_tab.py
+++ b/ocs_ci/ocs/ui/page_objects/odf_topology_tab.py
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ def is_alert_tab_present(self) -> bool:
         return bool(self.get_elements(self.topology_loc["alerts_sidebar_tab"]))
 
     def open_side_bar_of_entity(self, entity_name: str = None, canvas: bool = False):
-
         """
         Opens the sidebar of an entity in the topology view.
 
@@ -111,7 +110,9 @@ def is_node_down_alert_in_alerts_ui(self, entity=None, read_canvas_alerts=False)
         Returns:
             bool: if the node down alert visible in Alerts tab of the Topology
         """
-        alerts_dict = self.read_alerts_procedure(entity, read_canvas_alerts)
+        alerts_dict = retry(TimeoutException, tries=3, delay=5)(
+            self.read_alerts_procedure
+        )(entity, read_canvas_alerts)
         return (
             "Critical" in alerts_dict
             and constants.ALERT_NODEDOWN in alerts_dict["Critical"]
diff --git a/tests/cross_functional/ui/test_odf_topology.py b/tests/cross_functional/ui/test_odf_topology.py
index d0555b228d8..a4ffc78f10c 100644
--- a/tests/cross_functional/ui/test_odf_topology.py
+++ b/tests/cross_functional/ui/test_odf_topology.py
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ def finalizer_wait_cluster_healthy():
         """
         ceph_health_check(tries=60, delay=30)
 
-    request.addfinalizer(finalizer_restart_nodes_by_stop_and_start_teardown)
     request.addfinalizer(finalizer_wait_cluster_healthy)
+    request.addfinalizer(finalizer_restart_nodes_by_stop_and_start_teardown)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture()