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@@ -2255,7 +2255,10 @@
private static boolean isRetryable(Exception ex) {
         //in MSSQL this means Communication Link Failure
         return true;
       }
-      //see https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-9938
+      if("ORA-08176".equalsIgnoreCase(sqlException.getSQLState())) {
+        return true;
+      }
+      //see also https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-9938
     }
     return false;
   }
