diff --git a/nemo_run/core/execution/lepton.py b/nemo_run/core/execution/lepton.py
index f3cd2c92..7c1fe83f 100644
--- a/nemo_run/core/execution/lepton.py
+++ b/nemo_run/core/execution/lepton.py
@@ -82,7 +82,13 @@ def copy_directory_data_command(self, local_dir_path: str, dest_path: str) -> Li
             full_command = ["sh", "-c", cmd]
             return full_command
 
-    def move_data(self, sleep: float = 10, timeout: int = 600, poll_interval: int = 5) -> None:
+    def move_data(
+        self,
+        sleep: float = 10,
+        timeout: int = 600,
+        poll_interval: int = 5,
+        unknowns_grace_period: int = 60,
+    ) -> None:
         """
         Moves job directory into remote storage and deletes the workload after completion.
         """
@@ -121,20 +127,39 @@ def move_data(self, sleep: float = 10, timeout: int = 600, poll_interval: int =
         job_id = response.metadata.id_
 
         start_time = time.time()
-        count = 0
 
         while True:
             if time.time() - start_time > timeout:
                 raise TimeoutError(f"Job {job_id} did not complete within {timeout} seconds.")
+
             current_job = client.job.get(job_id)
             current_job_status = current_job.status.state
-            if count > 0 and current_job_status in [
-                LeptonJobState.Completed,
-                LeptonJobState.Failed,
-                LeptonJobState.Unknown,
-            ]:
+            if (
+                current_job_status == LeptonJobState.Completed
+                or current_job_status == LeptonJobState.Failed
+            ):
                 break
-            count += 1
+            elif current_job_status == LeptonJobState.Unknown:
+                logging.warning(
+                    f"Job {job_id} entered Unknown state, checking for up to {unknowns_grace_period} seconds every 2 seconds..."
+                )
+                unknown_start_time = time.time()
+                recovered = False
+                while time.time() - unknown_start_time < unknowns_grace_period:
+                    time.sleep(2)
+                    current_job = client.job.get(job_id)
+                    current_job_status = current_job.status.state
+                    if current_job_status != LeptonJobState.Unknown:
+                        logging.info(
+                            f"Job {job_id} recovered from Unknown state to {current_job_status}"
+                        )
+                        recovered = True
+                        break
+                if not recovered:
+                    logging.error(
+                        f"Job {job_id} has been in Unknown state for more than {unknowns_grace_period} seconds"
+                    )
+                    break
             time.sleep(poll_interval)
 
         if current_job_status != LeptonJobState.Completed: