diff --git a/lib/apollo.js b/lib/apollo.js
index c95af0af..cc4aad54 100644
--- a/lib/apollo.js
+++ b/lib/apollo.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { BatchHttpLink } from '@apollo/client/link/batch-http'
 import { decodeCursor, LIMIT } from './cursor'
 import { COMMENTS_LIMIT, SSR } from './constants'
 import { RetryLink } from '@apollo/client/link/retry'
+import { isMutationOperation, isQueryOperation } from '@apollo/client/utilities'
 function isFirstPage (cursor, existingThings, limit = LIMIT) {
   if (cursor) {
     const decursor = decodeCursor(cursor)
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ const retryLink = new RetryLink({
   attempts: {
     max: Infinity,
     retryIf: (error, _operation) => {
-      return !!error
+      // retry only if the error is not a mutation and the operation is a query
+      return !!error && !isMutationOperation(_operation.query) && isQueryOperation(_operation.query)
     }
   }
 })