diff --git a/mnemo_cards_backend/lib/main.dart b/mnemo_cards_backend/lib/main.dart
index dde5ad7..6180cd0 100644
--- a/mnemo_cards_backend/lib/main.dart
+++ b/mnemo_cards_backend/lib/main.dart
@@ -26,6 +26,30 @@ late Isar isar;
 
 late final String WORK_DIR;
 
+
+Future<Isar> _initIsar(
+  String dir,
+  bool debugMode,
+) async {
+  var attempt = 0;
+  while (attempt < 5) {
+    print('Attempt $attempt to initialize Isar');
+  try {
+  return isar = await IsarConnector().connect(
+    dir: dir,
+    name: 'db',
+    inspector: debugMode,
+  );
+  } catch (e, s) {
+    print('Error initializing Isar: $e');
+    log('Error initializing Isar: $e', error: e, stackTrace: s);
+  }
+  await Future.delayed(Duration(seconds: attempt * 10));
+  attempt++;
+  }
+  throw Exception('Failed to initialize Isar');
+}
+
 void main() async {
   // WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
   // final dir = (await getApplicationDocumentsDirectory()).path;
@@ -61,13 +85,9 @@ void main() async {
   // await Isar.initializeIsarCore(download: true);
   final debugMode = Platform.environment['DEBUG'] == 'true' ||
       Platform.environment['DEBUG'] == '1';
-      
-  isar = await IsarConnector().connect(
-    dir: dir,
-    name: 'db',
-    inspector: debugMode,
-  );
-  getIt.registerSingleton<Isar>(isar);
+  
+  _initIsar(dir, debugMode).then((isar) async {
+    getIt.registerSingleton<Isar>(isar);
   configureDependencies();
   await getIt<MnemoShelf>().initV2();
 
@@ -85,9 +105,15 @@ void main() async {
     TasksSeederTask(),
   ]).init();
 
+  });
 
   ProcessSignal.sigterm.watch().listen((signal) async {
-    await isar.close();
+    try {
+      await isar.close();
+    } catch (e, s) {
+      log('Error closing Isar: $e', error: e, stackTrace: s);
+      print('Error closing Isar: $e');
+    }
     exit(0);
   });
 }