diff --git a/python/cugraph/cugraph/testing/mg_utils.py b/python/cugraph/cugraph/testing/mg_utils.py
index 32854652f05..980aec7dfbe 100644
--- a/python/cugraph/cugraph/testing/mg_utils.py
+++ b/python/cugraph/cugraph/testing/mg_utils.py
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 from pprint import pformat
 import time
 from dask.distributed import wait, default_client
+import logging
+from distributed.diagnostics.plugin import WorkerPlugin, SchedulerPlugin
+from distributed.scheduler import Scheduler
 from dask import persist
 from dask.distributed import Client
 from dask.base import is_dask_collection
@@ -27,6 +30,32 @@
 import numpy as np
 
 
+class GracefullyRetireWorkers(WorkerPlugin):
+    def __init__(self, logger):
+        self.logger = logger
+        self.count = 0
+        self.key = None
+        self.state = 1
+
+    async def remove_worker(self, scheduler, worker: str, *, stimulus_id, **kwargs) :
+        print("a worker is leaving the cluster and state = ", self.state, " count = ", self.count, flush=True)
+        #wait(scheduler.retire_workers())
+        if self.state == -1:
+            self.logger.critical(" Worker %s left the cluster", worker)
+            if self.count == 0:
+                self.logger.critical(" An error occured: retiring all workers")
+                self.count += 1
+            await scheduler.retire_workers()
+    
+    def setup(self, worker):
+        self.worker = worker
+   
+    def transition(self, key, start, finish, *args, **kwargs):
+        if finish in ['error', 'erred']:
+            print("transition = ", finish)
+            self.state = -1
+
+
 def start_dask_client(
     protocol=None,
     rmm_async=False,
@@ -157,6 +186,9 @@ def start_dask_client(
                 num_workers = len(dask_worker_devices.split(","))
 
         client.wait_for_workers(num_workers)
+
+        s_plugin = GracefullyRetireWorkers(logging)
+        client.register_plugin(s_plugin)
         # Add a reference to tempdir_object to the client to prevent it from
         # being deleted when this function returns. This will be deleted in
         # stop_dask_client()