diff --git a/src/equicordplugins/musicControls/tidal/lyrics/api.tsx b/src/equicordplugins/musicControls/tidal/lyrics/api.tsx
index d1e1a021a..b057cc87e 100644
--- a/src/equicordplugins/musicControls/tidal/lyrics/api.tsx
+++ b/src/equicordplugins/musicControls/tidal/lyrics/api.tsx
@@ -8,23 +8,35 @@ import { settings } from "../../settings";
 import { Track } from "../TidalStore";
 import { EnhancedLyric } from "./types";
 
-export async function getLyrics(track: Track | null, url?: string): Promise<EnhancedLyric[] | null> {
-    if (!track) return null;
-    if (!track.id) return null;
+export async function getLyrics(track: Track | null, url?: string, retries = 3): Promise<EnhancedLyric[] | null> {
+    if (!track?.id) return null;
+
     const { TidalLyricFetch } = settings.store;
-    const res = await fetch((url ?? TidalLyricFetch) + "lyrics?tidal_id=" + track.id);
     const defaultUrl = settings.def.TidalLyricFetch.default;
-    if (!res.ok) {
-        if (TidalLyricFetch !== defaultUrl) {
-            return getLyrics(track, defaultUrl);
+    const fetchUrl = (url ?? TidalLyricFetch) + "lyrics?tidal_id=" + track.id;
+
+    try {
+        const res = await fetch(fetchUrl);
+        if (!res.ok) {
+            if (retries > 1) {
+                return getLyrics(track, url ?? defaultUrl, retries - 1);
+            }
+            console.error("Failed to fetch lyrics after retries:", res.status, res.statusText);
+            return null;
         }
-        console.error("Failed to fetch lyrics", res.status, res.statusText);
+
+        const data = await res.json();
+        if (!data?.enhancedLyrics || !Array.isArray(data.enhancedLyrics)) {
+            console.error("Invalid lyrics data", data);
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return data.enhancedLyrics;
+    } catch (err) {
+        if (retries > 1) {
+            return getLyrics(track, url ?? defaultUrl, retries - 1);
+        }
+        console.error("Error fetching lyrics after retries:", err);
         return null;
     }
-    const data = await res.json();
-    if (!data || !data.enhancedLyrics || !Array.isArray(data.enhancedLyrics)) {
-        console.error("Invalid lyrics data", data);
-        return null;
-    }
-    return data.enhancedLyrics;
 }