diff --git a/libcloud/drivers/gogrid.py b/libcloud/drivers/gogrid.py
index 2477a28..d80901b 100644
--- a/libcloud/drivers/gogrid.py
+++ b/libcloud/drivers/gogrid.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ except: import simplejson as json
 HOST = 'api.gogrid.com'
 PORTS_BY_SECURITY = { True: 443, False: 80 }
 API_VERSION = '1.3'
+JSON_RETRIES = 20
+MASHERY_NOT_FOUND = 'ERR_596_SERVICE_NOT_FOUND'
 
 STATE = {
     "Starting": NodeState.PENDING,
@@ -71,6 +73,8 @@ GOGRID_INSTANCE_TYPES = {'512MB': {'id': '512MB',
                        'bandwidth': None,
                        'price':1.52}}
 
+class MasheryNotFoundError(Exception):
+    pass
 
 class GoGridResponse(Response):
     def success(self):
@@ -78,6 +82,8 @@ class GoGridResponse(Response):
             raise InvalidCredsException()
         if not self.body:
             return None
+        if self.headers.get('x-mashery-error-code') == MASHERY_NOT_FOUND:
+            raise MasheryNotFoundError('Mashery Proxy reports Service Not Found')
         return json.loads(self.body)['status'] == 'success'
 
     def parse_body(self):
@@ -111,6 +117,16 @@ class GoGridConnection(ConnectionUserAndKey):
         m = hashlib.md5(key+secret+str(int(time.time())))
         return m.hexdigest()
 
+    def request(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        # Ignore the first few failures on GET requests
+        for i in xrange(JSON_RETRIES - 1):
+            try:
+                return super(GoGridConnection, self).request(*args, **kwargs)
+            except MasheryNotFoundError, e:
+                time.sleep(10)
+                pass
+        return super(GoGridConnection, self).request(*args, **kwargs)
+
 class GoGridNode(Node):
     # Generating uuid based on public ip to get around missing id on
     # create_node in gogrid api
@@ -216,11 +232,13 @@ class GoGridNodeDriver(NodeDriver):
     def _server_power(self, id, power):
         # power in ['start', 'stop', 'restart']
         params = {'id': id, 'power': power}
-        return self.connection.request("/api/grid/server/power", params)
+        return self.connection.request("/api/grid/server/power", params,
+                                        method='POST')
 
     def _server_delete(self, id):
         params = {'id': id}
-        return self.connection.request("/api/grid/server/delete", params)
+        return self.connection.request("/api/grid/server/delete", params,
+                                        method='POST')
 
     def _get_first_ip(self):
         params = {'ip.state': 'Unassigned', 'ip.type': 'public'}
@@ -252,7 +270,7 @@ class GoGridNodeDriver(NodeDriver):
                   'ip': first_ip}
 
         object = self.connection.request('/api/grid/server/add',
-                                         params=params).object
+                                         params=params, method='POST').object
         node = self._to_node(object['list'][0])
 
         return node