diff --git a/desktop/flow-typed/npm/electron_v22.0.0.js b/desktop/flow-typed/npm/electron_v22.0.0.js
--- a/desktop/flow-typed/npm/electron_v22.0.0.js
+++ b/desktop/flow-typed/npm/electron_v22.0.0.js
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
   }
 
   declare type AutoUpdaterEvents = {
+    'error': Error => void,
     'checking-for-update': () => void,
     'update-available': () => void,
     'update-not-available': () => void,
diff --git a/desktop/src/auto-update.js b/desktop/src/auto-update.js
--- a/desktop/src/auto-update.js
+++ b/desktop/src/auto-update.js
@@ -11,8 +11,14 @@
 
   // Check for new updates every 10 minutes
   const updateIntervalMs = 10 * 60_000;
+  let currentTimeout = null;
   const scheduleCheckForUpdates = () => {
-    setTimeout(() => autoUpdater.checkForUpdates(), updateIntervalMs);
+    if (!currentTimeout) {
+      currentTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+        currentTimeout = null;
+        autoUpdater.checkForUpdates();
+      }, updateIntervalMs);
+    }
   };
 
   scheduleCheckForUpdates();
@@ -24,5 +30,10 @@
     scheduleCheckForUpdates();
   });
 
+  autoUpdater.on('error', error => {
+    console.error(error);
+    scheduleCheckForUpdates();
+  });
+
   ipcMain.on('update-to-new-version', () => autoUpdater.quitAndInstall());
 }