diff --git a/lib/apollo.js b/lib/apollo.js
index c3b7a6f5..1d127792 100644
--- a/lib/apollo.js
+++ b/lib/apollo.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { ApolloClient, InMemoryCache, HttpLink, makeVar, split } from '@apollo/client'
+import { ApolloClient, InMemoryCache, HttpLink, makeVar, split, from } from '@apollo/client'
 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'
 function isFirstPage (cursor, existingThings, limit = LIMIT) {
   if (cursor) {
     const decursor = decodeCursor(cursor)
@@ -28,13 +28,30 @@ export default function getApolloClient () {
 
 export const meAnonSats = {}
 
+const retryLink = new RetryLink({
+  delay: {
+    initial: 300,
+    max: 30000,
+    jitter: true
+  },
+  attempts: {
+    max: Infinity,
+    retryIf: (error, _operation) => {
+      return !!error
+    }
+  }
+})
+
 function getClient (uri) {
-  const link = split(
-    // batch zaps if wallet is enabled so they can be executed serially in a single request
-    operation => operation.operationName === 'act' && operation.variables.act === 'TIP' && operation.getContext().batch,
-    new BatchHttpLink({ uri, batchInterval: 1000, batchDebounce: true, batchMax: 0, batchKey: op => op.variables.id }),
-    new HttpLink({ uri })
-  )
+  const link = from([
+    retryLink,
+    split(
+      // batch zaps if wallet is enabled so they can be executed serially in a single request
+      operation => operation.operationName === 'act' && operation.variables.act === 'TIP' && operation.getContext().batch,
+      new BatchHttpLink({ uri, batchInterval: 1000, batchDebounce: true, batchMax: 0, batchKey: op => op.variables.id }),
+      new HttpLink({ uri })
+    )
+  ])
 
   return new ApolloClient({
     link,