diff --git a/immichFrame.Web/src/lib/components/elements/error-element.svelte b/immichFrame.Web/src/lib/components/elements/error-element.svelte
index 887aa37a..23c374cb 100644
--- a/immichFrame.Web/src/lib/components/elements/error-element.svelte
+++ b/immichFrame.Web/src/lib/components/elements/error-element.svelte
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 	}
 
 	let { message = '', authError: authError = false }: Props = $props();
+	let retryMessage = $derived(
+		!authError
+			? 'The page will automatically refresh every 30 seconds until a connection is re-established.'
+			: ''
+	);
 </script>
 
 <div
@@ -52,8 +57,12 @@
 			</p>
 		{:else}
 			<p>
-				Looks like your immich-server is offline or you misconfigured immichFrame, check the
-				container logs
+				{message ||
+					'Looks like your immich-server is offline or you misconfigured immichFrame. Check the container logs.'}
+			</p>
+
+			<p class="text-lg mt-6 opacity-60 animate-pulse">
+				{retryMessage}
 			</p>
 		{/if}
 	</div>
diff --git a/immichFrame.Web/src/lib/components/home-page/home-page.svelte b/immichFrame.Web/src/lib/components/home-page/home-page.svelte
index da7379d1..fa183550 100644
--- a/immichFrame.Web/src/lib/components/home-page/home-page.svelte
+++ b/immichFrame.Web/src/lib/components/home-page/home-page.svelte
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 
 	let unsubscribeRestart: () => void;
 	let unsubscribeStop: () => void;
+	let refreshInterval: number;
 
 	let cursorVisible = $state(true);
 	let timeoutId: number;
@@ -387,6 +388,12 @@
 	onMount(() => {
 		window.addEventListener('mousemove', showCursor);
 		window.addEventListener('click', showCursor);
+
+		// 30 second reload on error
+		refreshInterval = window.setInterval(() => {
+			if (error) window.location.reload();
+		}, 30000);
+
 		if ($configStore.primaryColor) {
 			document.documentElement.style.setProperty('--primary-color', $configStore.primaryColor);
 		}
@@ -418,6 +425,7 @@
 		return () => {
 			window.removeEventListener('mousemove', showCursor);
 			window.removeEventListener('click', showCursor);
+			window.clearInterval(refreshInterval);
 		};
 	});