diff --git a/apps/site/next-data/generators/majorNodeReleases.mjs b/apps/site/next-data/generators/majorNodeReleases.mjs
index 108bc14156160..28cb0dc07e1ed 100644
--- a/apps/site/next-data/generators/majorNodeReleases.mjs
+++ b/apps/site/next-data/generators/majorNodeReleases.mjs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import nodevu from '@nodevu/core';
 
-import { fetchWithRetry } from '#site/util/fetch';
+import { fetchWithRetry } from '#site/next.fetch.mjs';
 
 /**
  * Filters Node.js release data to return only major releases with documented support.
diff --git a/apps/site/next-data/generators/supportersData.mjs b/apps/site/next-data/generators/supportersData.mjs
index fc77c4b383e8b..693da939b883f 100644
--- a/apps/site/next-data/generators/supportersData.mjs
+++ b/apps/site/next-data/generators/supportersData.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { OPENCOLLECTIVE_MEMBERS_URL } from '#site/next.constants.mjs';
-import { fetchWithRetry } from '#site/util/fetch';
+import { fetchWithRetry } from '#site/next.fetch.mjs';
 
 /**
  * Fetches supporters data from Open Collective API, filters active backers,
diff --git a/apps/site/next-data/generators/vulnerabilities.mjs b/apps/site/next-data/generators/vulnerabilities.mjs
index d461d0f50d15a..cf57006d50d5e 100644
--- a/apps/site/next-data/generators/vulnerabilities.mjs
+++ b/apps/site/next-data/generators/vulnerabilities.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { VULNERABILITIES_URL } from '#site/next.constants.mjs';
-import { fetchWithRetry } from '#site/util/fetch';
+import { fetchWithRetry } from '#site/next.fetch.mjs';
 
 const RANGE_REGEX = /([<>]=?)\s*(\d+)(?:\.(\d+))?/;
 const V0_REGEX = /^0\.\d+(\.x)?$/;
diff --git a/apps/site/next.calendar.mjs b/apps/site/next.calendar.mjs
index b7cdb666fcd73..1440e19c63cbe 100644
--- a/apps/site/next.calendar.mjs
+++ b/apps/site/next.calendar.mjs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
   BASE_CALENDAR_URL,
   SHARED_CALENDAR_KEY,
 } from './next.calendar.constants.mjs';
-import { fetchWithRetry } from './util/fetch';
+import { fetchWithRetry } from './next.fetch.mjs';
 
 /**
  *
diff --git a/apps/site/next.fetch.mjs b/apps/site/next.fetch.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9a6a3250ea2b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/site/next.fetch.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/**
+ * @typedef { RequestInit & { maxRetry?: number; delay?: number; }} RetryOptions
+ */
+
+const isTimeoutError = e =>
+  e instanceof Error &&
+  typeof e.cause === 'object' &&
+  e.cause !== null &&
+  'code' in e.cause &&
+  e.cause.code === 'ETIMEDOUT';
+
+const sleep = ms => new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, ms));
+
+/**
+ * Does a fetch with retry logic for network errors and timeouts.
+ *
+ * @param {string} url
+ * @param {RetryOptions} [options]
+ * @returns {Promise<Response>}
+ */
+export const fetchWithRetry = async (
+  url,
+  { maxRetry = 3, delay = 100, ...options } = {}
+) => {
+  const retries = Math.max(1, Number(maxRetry) || 1);
+  const backoff = Math.max(0, Number(delay) || 0);
+
+  const attemptFetch = attempt =>
+    fetch(url, options).catch(e => {
+      if (attempt === retries || !isTimeoutError(e)) {
+        throw e;
+      }
+
+      return sleep(backoff * attempt).then(() => attemptFetch(attempt + 1));
+    });
+
+  return attemptFetch(1);
+};
diff --git a/apps/site/util/fetch.ts b/apps/site/util/fetch.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b998879503ef1..0000000000000
--- a/apps/site/util/fetch.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-type RetryOptions = RequestInit & {
-  maxRetry?: number;
-  delay?: number;
-};
-
-const isTimeoutError = (e: unknown): boolean =>
-  e instanceof Error &&
-  typeof e.cause === 'object' &&
-  e.cause !== null &&
-  'code' in e.cause &&
-  e.cause.code === 'ETIMEDOUT';
-
-export const fetchWithRetry = async (
-  url: string,
-  { maxRetry = 3, delay = 100, ...options }: RetryOptions = {}
-) => {
-  for (let i = 1; i <= maxRetry; i++) {
-    try {
-      return await fetch(url, options);
-    } catch (e) {
-      console.debug(
-        `fetch of ${url} failed at ${Date.now()}, attempt ${i}/${maxRetry}`,
-        e
-      );
-
-      if (i === maxRetry || !isTimeoutError(e)) {
-        throw e;
-      }
-
-      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, delay * i));
-    }
-  }
-};