diff --git a/kag/common/utils.py b/kag/common/utils.py
index 40757bf95..2bb6258d6 100644
--- a/kag/common/utils.py
+++ b/kag/common/utils.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 from typing import Any, Union
 from jinja2 import Environment, FileSystemLoader, Template
 from stat import S_IWUSR as OWNER_WRITE_PERMISSION
-from tenacity import retry, stop_after_attempt
+from tenacity import retry, stop_after_attempt, wait_exponential
 from aiolimiter import AsyncLimiter
 
 reset = "\033[0m"
@@ -279,7 +279,11 @@ def generate_hash_id(value):
     return hasher.hexdigest()
 
 
-@retry(stop=stop_after_attempt(3), reraise=True)
+@retry(
+    stop=stop_after_attempt(3),
+    wait=wait_exponential(multiplier=1, min=2, max=10),
+    reraise=True,
+)
 def download_from_http(url: str, dest: str = None) -> str:
     """Downloads a file from an HTTP URL and saves it to a temporary directory.
 
@@ -287,8 +291,13 @@ def download_from_http(url: str, dest: str = None) -> str:
     HTTP URL and saves it to the system's temporary directory. After the download
     is complete, it returns the local path of the downloaded file.
 
+    The function includes retry logic with exponential backoff to handle transient
+    network errors and service unavailability (e.g., MinIO 503 errors).
+
     Args:
         url (str): The HTTP URL of the file to be downloaded.
+        dest (str, optional): The destination path for the downloaded file.
+            If not specified, a temporary file will be created.
 
     Returns:
         str: The local path of the downloaded file.
diff --git a/tests/unit/common/test_utils.py b/tests/unit/common/test_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9cbcfee6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/common/test_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2023 OpenSPG Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
+# in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
+# is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
+# or implied.
+
+import os
+import tempfile
+from unittest.mock import patch, Mock
+import requests
+import pytest
+
+from kag.common.utils import download_from_http
+
+
+def test_download_from_http_success():
+    """Test successful download from HTTP URL."""
+    # Use a small test file from W3C
+    url = "https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/xhtml/testfiles/resources/pdf/dummy.pdf"
+    result = download_from_http(url)
+
+    assert os.path.exists(result)
+    assert result.endswith("dummy.pdf")
+    assert os.path.getsize(result) > 0
+
+    # Clean up
+    if os.path.exists(result):
+        os.remove(result)
+
+
+def test_download_from_http_with_dest():
+    """Test download with specified destination."""
+    url = "https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/xhtml/testfiles/resources/pdf/dummy.pdf"
+    dest_dir = tempfile.gettempdir()
+    dest_path = os.path.join(dest_dir, "test_download.pdf")
+
+    result = download_from_http(url, dest_path)
+
+    assert result == dest_path
+    assert os.path.exists(result)
+    assert os.path.getsize(result) > 0
+
+    # Clean up
+    if os.path.exists(result):
+        os.remove(result)
+
+
+@patch("kag.common.utils.requests.get")
+def test_download_from_http_retry_on_503(mock_get):
+    """Test that download_from_http retries on 503 errors with exponential backoff."""
+    # Mock response for 503 error
+    mock_response_503 = Mock()
+    mock_response_503.status_code = 503
+    mock_response_503.raise_for_status.side_effect = requests.exceptions.HTTPError(
+        "503 Server Error: Service Unavailable"
+    )
+
+    # Mock successful response
+    mock_response_success = Mock()
+    mock_response_success.status_code = 200
+    mock_response_success.iter_content = lambda chunk_size: [b"test content"]
+
+    # First two calls return 503, third call succeeds
+    mock_get.side_effect = [mock_response_503, mock_response_503, mock_response_success]
+
+    # Should succeed after retries
+    result = download_from_http("http://example.com/test.txt")
+
+    # Verify it was called 3 times (2 failures + 1 success)
+    assert mock_get.call_count == 3
+    assert os.path.exists(result)
+
+    # Clean up
+    if os.path.exists(result):
+        os.remove(result)
+
+
+@patch("kag.common.utils.requests.get")
+def test_download_from_http_max_retries_exceeded(mock_get):
+    """Test that download_from_http raises error after max retries."""
+    # Mock response that always returns 503
+    mock_response = Mock()
+    mock_response.status_code = 503
+    mock_response.raise_for_status.side_effect = requests.exceptions.HTTPError(
+        "503 Server Error: Service Unavailable"
+    )
+
+    mock_get.return_value = mock_response
+
+    # Should raise HTTPError after 3 attempts
+    with pytest.raises(requests.exceptions.HTTPError):
+        download_from_http("http://example.com/test.txt")
+
+    # Verify it was called 3 times (max retries)
+    assert mock_get.call_count == 3