diff --git a/api/client.go b/api/client.go
index 52e109b7bf..38381bb576 100644
--- a/api/client.go
+++ b/api/client.go
@@ -1060,5 +1060,8 @@ func DefaultRetryPolicy(ctx context.Context, resp *http.Response, err error) (bo
 	if err != nil || retry {
 		return retry, err
 	}
-	return resp.StatusCode == 412, nil
+	if resp != nil && resp.StatusCode == 412 {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+	return false, nil
 }
diff --git a/api/client_test.go b/api/client_test.go
index 9513da5b82..155edebdfe 100644
--- a/api/client_test.go
+++ b/api/client_test.go
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ package api
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -192,6 +195,64 @@ func TestClientRedirect(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDefaulRetryPolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := map[string]struct {
+		resp      *http.Response
+		err       error
+		expect    bool
+		expectErr error
+	}{
+		"retry on error": {
+			err:    fmt.Errorf("error"),
+			expect: true,
+		},
+		"don't retry connection failures": {
+			err: &url.Error{
+				Err: x509.UnknownAuthorityError{},
+			},
+		},
+		"don't retry on 200": {
+			resp: &http.Response{
+				StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+			},
+		},
+		"don't retry on 4xx": {
+			resp: &http.Response{
+				StatusCode: http.StatusBadRequest,
+			},
+		},
+		"don't retry on 501": {
+			resp: &http.Response{
+				StatusCode: http.StatusNotImplemented,
+			},
+		},
+		"retry on 500": {
+			resp: &http.Response{
+				StatusCode: http.StatusInternalServerError,
+			},
+			expect: true,
+		},
+		"retry on 5xx": {
+			resp: &http.Response{
+				StatusCode: http.StatusGatewayTimeout,
+			},
+			expect: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for name, test := range cases {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			retry, err := DefaultRetryPolicy(context.Background(), test.resp, test.err)
+			if retry != test.expect {
+				t.Fatalf("expected to retry request: '%t', but actual result was: '%t'", test.expect, retry)
+			}
+			if err != test.expectErr {
+				t.Fatalf("expected error from retry policy: '%s', but actual result was: '%s'", err, test.expectErr)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestClientEnvSettings(t *testing.T) {
 	cwd, _ := os.Getwd()
 	oldCACert := os.Getenv(EnvVaultCACert)
diff --git a/api/go.sum b/api/go.sum
index f5ffd65393..a7571db0c8 100644
--- a/api/go.sum
+++ b/api/go.sum
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.3.0/go.mod h1:8QqcDgzrUqlUb/G2PQTWiueGozuR1884gddMyw
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.3.1/go.mod h1:8QqcDgzrUqlUb/G2PQTWiueGozuR1884gddMywk6iLU=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.4.0 h1:xsAVV57WRhGj6kEIi8ReJzQlHHqcBYCElAvkovg3B/4=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.4.0/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.0 h1:/QaMHBdZ26BB3SSst0Iwl10Epc+xhTquomWX0oZEB6w=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.0/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.0.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
 github.com/gorilla/mux v1.7.4/go.mod h1:DVbg23sWSpFRCP0SfiEN6jmj59UnW/n46BH5rLB71So=
@@ -131,8 +132,6 @@ github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.1/go.mod h1:/m3WP610KZHVQ1SGc6re/UDhFvYD7pJ
 github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.3/go.mod h1:iADmTwqILo4mZ8BN3D2Q6+9jd8WM5uGBxy+E8yxSoD4=
 github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0 h1:0Anlzjpi4vEasTeNFn2mLJgTSwt0+6sfsiTG8qcWGx4=
 github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0/go.mod h1:E5yfLk+7swimpb2L/Alb/PJmXilQ/rhwaUYs4T20WEQ=
-github.com/hashicorp/vault/api v0.0.0-20201001211907-38d91b749c77/go.mod h1:R3Umvhlxi2TN7Ex2hzOowyeNb+SfbVWI973N+ctaFMk=
-github.com/hashicorp/vault/api v0.0.0-20201001212527-2e121bafe1e4/go.mod h1:R3Umvhlxi2TN7Ex2hzOowyeNb+SfbVWI973N+ctaFMk=
 github.com/hashicorp/vault/api v1.0.5-0.20200519221902-385fac77e20f/go.mod h1:euTFbi2YJgwcju3imEt919lhJKF68nN1cQPq3aA+kBE=
 github.com/hashicorp/yamux v0.0.0-20180604194846-3520598351bb/go.mod h1:+NfK9FKeTrX5uv1uIXGdwYDTeHna2qgaIlx54MXqjAM=
 github.com/hpcloud/tail v1.0.0/go.mod h1:ab1qPbhIpdTxEkNHXyeSf5vhxWSCs/tWer42PpOxQnU=
@@ -334,7 +333,6 @@ google.golang.org/protobuf v1.21.0/go.mod h1:47Nbq4nVaFHyn7ilMalzfO3qCViNmqZ2kzi
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.22.0/go.mod h1:EGpADcykh3NcUnDUJcl1+ZksZNG86OlYog2l/sGQquU=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.23.0/go.mod h1:EGpADcykh3NcUnDUJcl1+ZksZNG86OlYog2l/sGQquU=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.23.1-0.20200526195155-81db48ad09cc/go.mod h1:EGpADcykh3NcUnDUJcl1+ZksZNG86OlYog2l/sGQquU=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.24.0/go.mod h1:r/3tXBNzIEhYS9I1OUVjXDlt8tc493IdKGjtUeSXeh4=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.25.0/go.mod h1:9JNX74DMeImyA3h4bdi1ymwjUzf21/xIlbajtzgsN7c=
 gopkg.in/airbrake/gobrake.v2 v2.0.9/go.mod h1:/h5ZAUhDkGaJfjzjKLSjv6zCL6O0LLBxU4K+aSYdM/U=
 gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2 v2.2.6/go.mod h1:FMv+mEhP44yOT+4EoQTLFTRgOQ1FBLkstjWtayDeSgw=
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/vault/api/client.go b/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/vault/api/client.go
index 52e109b7bf..38381bb576 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/vault/api/client.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/vault/api/client.go
@@ -1060,5 +1060,8 @@ func DefaultRetryPolicy(ctx context.Context, resp *http.Response, err error) (bo
 	if err != nil || retry {
 		return retry, err
 	}
-	return resp.StatusCode == 412, nil
+	if resp != nil && resp.StatusCode == 412 {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+	return false, nil
 }
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/vault/api/go.sum b/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/vault/api/go.sum
index f5ffd65393..a7571db0c8 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/vault/api/go.sum
+++ b/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/vault/api/go.sum
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.3.0/go.mod h1:8QqcDgzrUqlUb/G2PQTWiueGozuR1884gddMyw
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.3.1/go.mod h1:8QqcDgzrUqlUb/G2PQTWiueGozuR1884gddMywk6iLU=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.4.0 h1:xsAVV57WRhGj6kEIi8ReJzQlHHqcBYCElAvkovg3B/4=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.4.0/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.0 h1:/QaMHBdZ26BB3SSst0Iwl10Epc+xhTquomWX0oZEB6w=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.0/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.0.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
 github.com/gorilla/mux v1.7.4/go.mod h1:DVbg23sWSpFRCP0SfiEN6jmj59UnW/n46BH5rLB71So=
@@ -131,8 +132,6 @@ github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.1/go.mod h1:/m3WP610KZHVQ1SGc6re/UDhFvYD7pJ
 github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru v0.5.3/go.mod h1:iADmTwqILo4mZ8BN3D2Q6+9jd8WM5uGBxy+E8yxSoD4=
 github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0 h1:0Anlzjpi4vEasTeNFn2mLJgTSwt0+6sfsiTG8qcWGx4=
 github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0/go.mod h1:E5yfLk+7swimpb2L/Alb/PJmXilQ/rhwaUYs4T20WEQ=
-github.com/hashicorp/vault/api v0.0.0-20201001211907-38d91b749c77/go.mod h1:R3Umvhlxi2TN7Ex2hzOowyeNb+SfbVWI973N+ctaFMk=
-github.com/hashicorp/vault/api v0.0.0-20201001212527-2e121bafe1e4/go.mod h1:R3Umvhlxi2TN7Ex2hzOowyeNb+SfbVWI973N+ctaFMk=
 github.com/hashicorp/vault/api v1.0.5-0.20200519221902-385fac77e20f/go.mod h1:euTFbi2YJgwcju3imEt919lhJKF68nN1cQPq3aA+kBE=
 github.com/hashicorp/yamux v0.0.0-20180604194846-3520598351bb/go.mod h1:+NfK9FKeTrX5uv1uIXGdwYDTeHna2qgaIlx54MXqjAM=
 github.com/hpcloud/tail v1.0.0/go.mod h1:ab1qPbhIpdTxEkNHXyeSf5vhxWSCs/tWer42PpOxQnU=
@@ -334,7 +333,6 @@ google.golang.org/protobuf v1.21.0/go.mod h1:47Nbq4nVaFHyn7ilMalzfO3qCViNmqZ2kzi
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.22.0/go.mod h1:EGpADcykh3NcUnDUJcl1+ZksZNG86OlYog2l/sGQquU=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.23.0/go.mod h1:EGpADcykh3NcUnDUJcl1+ZksZNG86OlYog2l/sGQquU=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.23.1-0.20200526195155-81db48ad09cc/go.mod h1:EGpADcykh3NcUnDUJcl1+ZksZNG86OlYog2l/sGQquU=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.24.0/go.mod h1:r/3tXBNzIEhYS9I1OUVjXDlt8tc493IdKGjtUeSXeh4=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.25.0/go.mod h1:9JNX74DMeImyA3h4bdi1ymwjUzf21/xIlbajtzgsN7c=
 gopkg.in/airbrake/gobrake.v2 v2.0.9/go.mod h1:/h5ZAUhDkGaJfjzjKLSjv6zCL6O0LLBxU4K+aSYdM/U=
 gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2 v2.2.6/go.mod h1:FMv+mEhP44yOT+4EoQTLFTRgOQ1FBLkstjWtayDeSgw=