diff --git a/src/sinks/gcs_common/config.rs b/src/sinks/gcs_common/config.rs
index 51a73c2bfeb4c..880d9f788b459 100644
--- a/src/sinks/gcs_common/config.rs
+++ b/src/sinks/gcs_common/config.rs
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ impl RetryLogic for GcsRetryLogic {
         let status = response.inner.status();
 
         match status {
+            StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED => RetryAction::Retry("unauthorized".into()),
             StatusCode::TOO_MANY_REQUESTS => RetryAction::Retry("too many requests".into()),
             StatusCode::NOT_IMPLEMENTED => {
                 RetryAction::DontRetry("endpoint not implemented".into())