diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/rs/ClientLoader.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/rs/ClientLoader.java
index 4be5803fd0..fd5005a9f1 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/rs/ClientLoader.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/rs/ClientLoader.java
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ public class ClientLoader implements Supplier<Applet>
 		{
 			RuneLiteSplashScreen.stage(.2, "Fetching applet viewer config");
 
-			final RSConfig config = ClientConfigLoader.fetch().blockingGet();
+			final RSConfig config = ClientConfigLoader.fetch()
+				.retry(50)
+				.blockingGet();
 
 			switch (updateCheckMode)
 			{