diff --git a/src/components/services/WalletConnectService.tsx b/src/components/services/WalletConnectService.tsx
index 6a6acb5f520..d9b6f4c2360 100644
--- a/src/components/services/WalletConnectService.tsx
+++ b/src/components/services/WalletConnectService.tsx
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@ import { ENV } from '../../env'
 import { useAsyncEffect } from '../../hooks/useAsyncEffect'
 import { getAccounts, getClient, getWalletIdFromSessionNamespace, waitingClients, walletConnectClient } from '../../hooks/useWalletConnect'
 import { asLegacyTokenId } from '../../types/types'
+import { snooze } from '../../util/utils'
 import { WcSmartContractModal } from '../modals/WcSmartContractModal'
 import { Airship, showError } from '../services/AirshipInstance'
 
+const TWO_SECONDS = 2000
+
 interface Props {
   account: EdgeAccount
 }
@@ -68,17 +71,27 @@ export const WalletConnectService = (props: Props) => {
         projectId = ENV.WALLET_CONNECT_INIT.projectId
       }
 
-      walletConnectClient.client = await Web3Wallet.init({
-        core: new Core({
-          projectId
-        }),
-        metadata: {
-          name: 'Edge Wallet',
-          description: 'Edge Wallet',
-          url: 'https://www.edge.app',
-          icons: ['https://content.edge.app/Edge_logo_Icon.png']
+      // If init fails, retry every 2 seconds
+      let retrySeconds = 0
+      while (walletConnectClient.client == null) {
+        try {
+          await snooze(retrySeconds)
+          walletConnectClient.client = await Web3Wallet.init({
+            core: new Core({
+              projectId
+            }),
+            metadata: {
+              name: 'Edge Wallet',
+              description: 'Edge Wallet',
+              url: 'https://www.edge.app',
+              icons: ['https://content.edge.app/Edge_logo_Icon.png']
+            }
+          })
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.error('WalletConnectService init error', e)
+          if (retrySeconds < TWO_SECONDS) retrySeconds = TWO_SECONDS
         }
-      })
+      }
     }
 
     const handleSessionRequestSync = (event: Web3WalletTypes.SessionRequest) => {