diff --git a/dataproc/snippets/create_cluster_test.py b/dataproc/snippets/create_cluster_test.py
index 9cebef3b7fe..c72ef2a55c4 100644
--- a/dataproc/snippets/create_cluster_test.py
+++ b/dataproc/snippets/create_cluster_test.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import uuid
 
 import backoff
-from google.api_core.exceptions import (InternalServerError, InvalidArgument, NotFound,
+from google.api_core.exceptions import (AlreadyExists, InternalServerError, InvalidArgument, NotFound,
                                         ServiceUnavailable)
 from google.cloud import dataproc_v1 as dataproc
 
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@
 CLUSTER_NAME = "py-cc-test-{}".format(str(uuid.uuid4()))
 
 
+cluster_client = dataproc.ClusterControllerClient(
+    client_options={"api_endpoint": f"{REGION}-dataproc.googleapis.com:443"}
+)
+
+
 @backoff.on_exception(backoff.expo, (Exception), max_tries=5)
 def teardown():
-    cluster_client = dataproc.ClusterControllerClient(
-        client_options={"api_endpoint": f"{REGION}-dataproc.googleapis.com:443"}
-    )
     # Client library function
     try:
         operation = cluster_client.delete_cluster(
@@ -53,8 +55,13 @@ def test_cluster_create(capsys):
     # Wrapper function for client library function
     try:
         create_cluster.create_cluster(PROJECT_ID, REGION, CLUSTER_NAME)
+        out, _ = capsys.readouterr()
+        assert CLUSTER_NAME in out
+    except AlreadyExists:
+        request = dataproc.GetClusterRequest(project_id=PROJECT_ID, region=REGION, cluster_name=CLUSTER_NAME)
+        response = cluster_client.get_cluster(request=request)
+        assert response.status.state == dataproc.ClusterStatus.State.RUNNING  # verify the cluster is in the RUNNING state
+        out, _ = capsys.readouterr()
+        assert CLUSTER_NAME in out
     finally:
         teardown()
-
-    out, _ = capsys.readouterr()
-    assert CLUSTER_NAME in out
diff --git a/dataproc/snippets/submit_job_test.py b/dataproc/snippets/submit_job_test.py
index 06a4f5382c9..807ac88b457 100644
--- a/dataproc/snippets/submit_job_test.py
+++ b/dataproc/snippets/submit_job_test.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import uuid
 
 import backoff
-from google.api_core.exceptions import (AlreadyExists, InternalServerError, NotFound,
+from google.api_core.exceptions import (AlreadyExists, InternalServerError, InvalidArgument, NotFound,
                                         ServiceUnavailable)
 from google.cloud import dataproc_v1 as dataproc
 import pytest
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def cluster_client():
     )
 
 
-@backoff.on_exception(backoff.expo, ServiceUnavailable, max_tries=5)
+@backoff.on_exception(backoff.expo, (ServiceUnavailable, InvalidArgument), max_tries=5)
 def setup_cluster(cluster_client, curr_cluster_name):
 
     CLUSTER = {
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ def cluster_name(cluster_client):
         teardown_cluster(cluster_client, curr_cluster_name)
 
 
-@backoff.on_exception(backoff.expo, (InternalServerError, ServiceUnavailable), max_tries=5)
+# InvalidArgument is thrown when the subnetwork is not ready
+@backoff.on_exception(backoff.expo, (InvalidArgument, InternalServerError, ServiceUnavailable), max_tries=5)
 def test_submit_job(capsys, cluster_name):
     submit_job.submit_job(PROJECT_ID, REGION, cluster_name)
     out, _ = capsys.readouterr()
diff --git a/dataproc/snippets/update_cluster_test.py b/dataproc/snippets/update_cluster_test.py
index 26cb3ddedec..cbcc7bf671b 100644
--- a/dataproc/snippets/update_cluster_test.py
+++ b/dataproc/snippets/update_cluster_test.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import backoff
 from google.api_core.exceptions import (
+    AlreadyExists,
     Cancelled,
     InternalServerError,
     InvalidArgument,
@@ -57,11 +58,14 @@ def cluster_client():
 
 @backoff.on_exception(backoff.expo, (ServiceUnavailable, InvalidArgument), max_tries=5)
 def setup_cluster(cluster_client):
-    # Create the cluster.
-    operation = cluster_client.create_cluster(
-        request={"project_id": PROJECT_ID, "region": REGION, "cluster": CLUSTER}
-    )
-    operation.result()
+    try:
+        # Create the cluster.
+        operation = cluster_client.create_cluster(
+            request={"project_id": PROJECT_ID, "region": REGION, "cluster": CLUSTER}
+        )
+        operation.result()
+    except AlreadyExists:
+        print("Cluster already exists, utilize existing cluster")
 
 
 @backoff.on_exception(backoff.expo, ServiceUnavailable, max_tries=5)