diff --git a/swh/loader/svn/svn.py b/swh/loader/svn/svn.py
--- a/swh/loader/svn/svn.py
+++ b/swh/loader/svn/svn.py
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@
 
         # compute root directory path from the remote repository URL, required to
         # properly load the sub-tree of a repository mounted from a dump file
-        info = self.client.info(origin_url.rstrip("/"))
-        repos_root_url = next(iter(info.values())).repos_root_url
+        repos_root_url = self.info(origin_url).repos_root_url
         self.root_directory = origin_url.replace(repos_root_url, "", 1)
 
     def __str__(self):
@@ -214,6 +213,13 @@
         enabling to retry the operation if a network error occurs."""
         return RemoteAccess(self.remote_url, auth=auth)
 
+    @svn_retry()
+    def info(self, origin_url: str):
+        """Simple wrapper around subvertpy.client.Client.info enabling to retry
+        the command if a network error occurs."""
+        info = self.client.info(origin_url.rstrip("/"))
+        return next(iter(info.values()))
+
     @svn_retry()
     def export(
         self,
diff --git a/swh/loader/svn/tests/conftest.py b/swh/loader/svn/tests/conftest.py
--- a/swh/loader/svn/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/swh/loader/svn/tests/conftest.py
@@ -55,3 +55,4 @@
     mocker.patch.object(SvnRepo.checkout.retry, "sleep")
     mocker.patch.object(SvnRepo.propget.retry, "sleep")
     mocker.patch.object(SvnRepo.remote_access.retry, "sleep")
+    mocker.patch.object(SvnRepo.info.retry, "sleep")
diff --git a/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_svn_retry.py b/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_svn_retry.py
--- a/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_svn_retry.py
+++ b/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_svn_retry.py
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@
     def propget(self, *args, **kwargs):
         return self._wrapped_svn_cmd(self.client.propget, *args, **kwargs)
 
+    def info(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self._wrapped_svn_cmd(self.client.info, *args, **kwargs)
+
 
 def assert_sleep_calls(mock_sleep, mocker, nb_failures):
     mock_sleep.assert_has_calls(
@@ -290,3 +293,41 @@
         )
 
     assert_sleep_calls(mock_sleep, mocker, nb_failed_calls - 1)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("exception_to_retry", RETRYABLE_EXCEPTIONS)
+def test_svn_info_retry_success(mocker, tmp_path, sample_repo_url, exception_to_retry):
+    svnrepo = SvnRepo(
+        sample_repo_url, sample_repo_url, tmp_path, max_content_length=100000
+    )
+
+    mock_sleep = mocker.patch.object(svnrepo.info.retry, "sleep")
+
+    nb_failed_calls = 2
+    svnrepo.client = SVNClientWrapper(
+        svnrepo.client, exception_to_retry, nb_failed_calls
+    )
+
+    info = svnrepo.info(sample_repo_url)
+    assert info
+
+    assert_sleep_calls(mock_sleep, mocker, nb_failed_calls)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("exception_to_retry", RETRYABLE_EXCEPTIONS)
+def test_svn_info_retry_failure(mocker, tmp_path, sample_repo_url, exception_to_retry):
+    svnrepo = SvnRepo(
+        sample_repo_url, sample_repo_url, tmp_path, max_content_length=100000
+    )
+
+    mock_sleep = mocker.patch.object(svnrepo.info.retry, "sleep")
+
+    nb_failed_calls = SVN_RETRY_MAX_ATTEMPTS
+    svnrepo.client = SVNClientWrapper(
+        svnrepo.client, exception_to_retry, nb_failed_calls
+    )
+
+    with pytest.raises(type(exception_to_retry)):
+        svnrepo.info(sample_repo_url)
+
+    assert_sleep_calls(mock_sleep, mocker, nb_failed_calls - 1)