diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index ec3a7da66..0416e8582 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -1144,3 +1144,16 @@ lazy_static::lazy_static! {
         ("LOCK_SCREEN", Key::ControlKey(ControlKey::LockScreen)),
     ].iter().cloned().collect();
 }
+
+#[inline]
+pub fn check_if_retry(msgtype: &str, title: &str, text: &str) -> bool {
+    msgtype == "error"
+        && title == "Connection Error"
+        && !text.to_lowercase().contains("offline")
+        && !text.to_lowercase().contains("exist")
+        && !text.to_lowercase().contains("handshake")
+        && !text.to_lowercase().contains("failed")
+        && !text.to_lowercase().contains("resolve")
+        && !text.to_lowercase().contains("mismatch")
+        && !text.to_lowercase().contains("manually")
+}
diff --git a/src/ui/common.tis b/src/ui/common.tis
index d486d6b7a..316def2d4 100644
--- a/src/ui/common.tis
+++ b/src/ui/common.tis
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ function getMsgboxParams() {
     return msgbox_params; 
 }
 
-function msgbox(type, title, text, callback, height, width) {
+function msgbox(type, title, text, callback, height, width, retry=0) {
     var has_msgbox = msgbox_params != null;
     if (!has_msgbox && !type) return;
     var remember = false;
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ function msgbox(type, title, text, callback, height, width) {
     msgbox_params =  {
         remember: remember, type: type, text: text, title: title,
         getParams: getMsgboxParams,
-        callback: callback
+        callback: callback, retry: retry,
     };
     if (has_msgbox) return;
     var dialog = {
@@ -251,10 +251,20 @@ function connecting() {
     handler.msgbox("connecting", "Connecting...", "Connection in progress. Please wait.");
 }
 
-handler.msgbox = function(type, title, text, callback=null, height=180, width=500) {
+handler.msgbox = function(type, title, text, callback=null, height=180, width=500, retry=0) {
     // directly call view.Dialog from native may crash, add timer here, seem safe
     // too short time, msgbox won't get focus, per my test, 150 is almost minimun
-    self.timer(150ms, function() { msgbox(type, title, text, callback, height, width); });
+    self.timer(150ms, function() { msgbox(type, title, text, callback, height, width, retry); });
+}
+
+var reconnectTimeout = 1;
+handler.msgbox_retry = function(type, title, text, hasRetry, callback=null, height=180, width=500) {
+    handler.msgbox(type, title, text, callback, height, width, hasRetry ? reconnectTimeout : 0);
+    if (hasRetry) {
+        reconnectTimeout *= 2;
+    } else {
+        reconnectTimeout = 1;
+    }
 }
 /******************** end of msgbox ****************************************/
 
diff --git a/src/ui/msgbox.tis b/src/ui/msgbox.tis
index 447e657f8..ea84dcd02 100644
--- a/src/ui/msgbox.tis
+++ b/src/ui/msgbox.tis
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var type, title, text, getParams, remember, hasRetry, callback;
+var type, title, text, getParams, remember, retry, callback;
 
 function updateParams(params) {
     type = params.type;
@@ -7,16 +7,9 @@ function updateParams(params) {
     getParams = params.getParams;
     remember = params.remember;
     callback = params.callback;
-    hasRetry = type == "error" &&
-               title == "Connection Error" &&
-               text.toLowerCase().indexOf("offline") < 0 &&
-               text.toLowerCase().indexOf("exist") < 0 &&
-               text.toLowerCase().indexOf("handshake") < 0 &&
-               text.toLowerCase().indexOf("failed") < 0 &&
-               text.toLowerCase().indexOf("resolve") < 0 &&
-               text.toLowerCase().indexOf("manually") < 0;
-    if (hasRetry) {
-        self.timer(1s, function() {
+    retry = params.retry;
+    if (retry > 0) {
+        self.timer(retry * 1000, function() {
             view.close({ reconnect: true });
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/ui/remote.rs b/src/ui/remote.rs
index 95902878b..8cd4b09d8 100644
--- a/src/ui/remote.rs
+++ b/src/ui/remote.rs
@@ -1663,7 +1663,8 @@ fn make_fd(id: i32, entries: &Vec<FileEntry>, only_count: bool) -> Value {
 #[async_trait]
 impl Interface for Handler {
     fn msgbox(&self, msgtype: &str, title: &str, text: &str) {
-        self.call("msgbox", &make_args!(msgtype, title, text));
+        let retry = check_if_retry(msgtype, title, text);
+        self.call("msgbox_retry", &make_args!(msgtype, title, text, retry));
     }
 
     fn handle_login_error(&mut self, err: &str) -> bool {