diff --git a/client/app/services/query-result.js b/client/app/services/query-result.js
index ad35feb624..8e31a012a8 100644
--- a/client/app/services/query-result.js
+++ b/client/app/services/query-result.js
@@ -496,8 +496,16 @@ function QueryResultService($resource, $timeout, $q, QueryResultError) {
         }
       }, (error) => {
         logger('Connection error', error);
-        // TODO: use QueryResultError, or better yet: exception/reject of promise.
-        this.update({ job: { error: 'failed communicating with server. Please check your Internet connection and try again.', status: 4 } });
+        this.update({
+          job: {
+            error: 'Failed communicating with server. Retrying...',
+            status: 4,
+            id: this.job.id,
+          },
+        });
+        $timeout(() => {
+          this.refreshStatus(query);
+        }, 3000);
       });
     }