diff --git a/experiments/experiment_test.go b/experiments/experiment_test.go
index 48358a1f7b..60c04e0723 100644
--- a/experiments/experiment_test.go
+++ b/experiments/experiment_test.go
@@ -7,16 +7,17 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
-
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	k8serrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	kubeinformers "k8s.io/client-go/informers"
 	k8sfake "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
 	kubetesting "k8s.io/client-go/testing"
+	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 
 	"github.com/argoproj/argo-rollouts/pkg/apis/rollouts/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/argoproj/argo-rollouts/pkg/client/clientset/versioned/fake"
@@ -414,6 +415,32 @@ func TestFailAddScaleDownDelay(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, newStatus.Phase, v1alpha1.AnalysisPhaseError)
 }
 
+func TestFailAddScaleDownDelayIsConflict(t *testing.T) {
+	templates := generateTemplates("bar")
+	ex := newExperiment("foo", templates, "")
+	ex.Spec.ScaleDownDelaySeconds = pointer.Int32Ptr(0)
+	ex.Status.TemplateStatuses = []v1alpha1.TemplateStatus{
+		generateTemplatesStatus("bar", 1, 1, v1alpha1.TemplateStatusRunning, now()),
+	}
+	rs := templateToRS(ex, templates[0], 1)
+	rs.Spec.Replicas = pointer.Int32(0)
+
+	exCtx := newTestContext(ex, rs)
+	exCtx.templateRSs["bar"] = rs
+
+	fakeClient := exCtx.kubeclientset.(*k8sfake.Clientset)
+	updateCalled := false
+	fakeClient.PrependReactor("update", "replicasets", func(action kubetesting.Action) (handled bool, ret runtime.Object, err error) {
+		updateCalled = true
+		return true, nil, k8serrors.NewConflict(schema.GroupResource{}, "guestbook", errors.New("intentional-error"))
+	})
+	newStatus := exCtx.reconcile()
+	assert.True(t, updateCalled)
+	assert.Equal(t, v1alpha1.TemplateStatusRunning, newStatus.TemplateStatuses[0].Status)
+	assert.Equal(t, "", newStatus.TemplateStatuses[0].Message)
+	assert.Equal(t, newStatus.Phase, v1alpha1.AnalysisPhaseRunning)
+}
+
 // TestDeleteOutdatedService verifies that outdated service for Template in templateServices map is deleted and new service is created
 func TestDeleteOutdatedService(t *testing.T) {
 	templates := generateTemplates("bar")
diff --git a/experiments/replicaset.go b/experiments/replicaset.go
index 4d0c165425..1b9bd7c16f 100644
--- a/experiments/replicaset.go
+++ b/experiments/replicaset.go
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/argoproj/argo-rollouts/utils/defaults"
-	timeutil "github.com/argoproj/argo-rollouts/utils/time"
-
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	k8serrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	patchtypes "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
@@ -20,10 +18,12 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/argoproj/argo-rollouts/pkg/apis/rollouts/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/argoproj/argo-rollouts/utils/conditions"
+	"github.com/argoproj/argo-rollouts/utils/defaults"
 	experimentutil "github.com/argoproj/argo-rollouts/utils/experiment"
 	logutil "github.com/argoproj/argo-rollouts/utils/log"
 	"github.com/argoproj/argo-rollouts/utils/record"
 	replicasetutil "github.com/argoproj/argo-rollouts/utils/replicaset"
+	timeutil "github.com/argoproj/argo-rollouts/utils/time"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -268,7 +268,11 @@ func (ec *experimentContext) scaleReplicaSetAndRecordEvent(rs *appsv1.ReplicaSet
 	}
 	scaled, newRS, err := ec.scaleReplicaSet(rs, newScale, scalingOperation)
 	if err != nil {
-		// TODO(jessesuen): gracefully handle conflict issues
+		if k8serrors.IsConflict(err) {
+			ec.log.Warnf("Retrying scaling of ReplicaSet '%s': %s", rs.Name, err)
+			ec.enqueueExperimentAfter(ec.ex, time.Second)
+			return false, nil, nil
+		}
 		msg := fmt.Sprintf("Failed to scale %s %s: %v", rs.Name, scalingOperation, err)
 		ec.recorder.Warnf(ec.ex, record.EventOptions{EventReason: "ReplicaSetUpdateError"}, msg)
 	} else {