diff --git a/example_block/eden-server/announce.py b/example_block/eden-server/announce.py
index 2a34c05..f4afbac 100644
--- a/example_block/eden-server/announce.py
+++ b/example_block/eden-server/announce.py
@@ -28,9 +28,20 @@ async def announce_server():
     @sio.event
     async def connect():
         await sio.emit('register', {'name': SERVER_NAME, 'ip': SERVER_IP, 'port': SERVER_PORT})
+        print("Announced server to host")
 
     async def main():
-        await sio.connect(f'http://{HOST_SERVER_IP}:{HOST_SERVER_PORT}')
+        # retry until we connect to the host
+        while True:
+            try:
+                await sio.connect(f'http://{HOST_SERVER_IP}:{HOST_SERVER_PORT}')
+                break
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(e)
+                print("Failed to connect to host, retrying in 5 seconds")
+                await asyncio.sleep(5)
+        # await sio.connect(f'http://{HOST_SERVER_IP}:{HOST_SERVER_PORT}')
+        print("Connected to host")
 
     @sio.on("heartbeat")
     async def on_heartbeat():
@@ -42,24 +53,6 @@ async def announce_server():
     
     await main()
 
-# def announce_server_decorator(host_block_function):
-#     @wraps(host_block_function)
-#     def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
-#         loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
-
-#         # Start the server announcement task
-#         announce_task = loop.create_task(announce_server())
-
-#         # Run the original host_block function
-#         result = host_block_function(*args, **kwargs)
-
-#         # Cancel the announcement task after the host_block function is done
-#         announce_task.cancel()
-
-#         return result
-
-#     return wrapper
-
 def announce_server_decorator(host_block_function):
     @wraps(host_block_function)
     def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
@@ -69,14 +62,10 @@ def announce_server_decorator(host_block_function):
 
             # Announce the server to the host
             await announce_server()
-            # announce_task = loop.create_task(announce_server())
 
-            # run announcement task infinitely in background but allow host_block to run
-            # await asyncio.gather(announce_task, host_block_thread)
             # Wait for host_block to finish
             await host_block_thread
 
-            # announce_task.cancel()
 
         return asyncio.run(main())
     return wrapper