diff --git a/bindings/client.go b/bindings/client.go
index 4cdfa338f802dd28c3d0b387cc6e8e7e21c19825..1d27eebecf9dda16a8ed8b3e69f55ba4d52b4007 100644
--- a/bindings/client.go
+++ b/bindings/client.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/grpclog"
 )
 
-var extantClient bool
+var extantClient bool = false
 var loginMux sync.Mutex
 
 var clientSingleton *Client
diff --git a/bindings/restoreContacts.go b/bindings/restoreContacts.go
index f9e796affcf097c3cd1220b68ea6e462c39ccd19..61e14d3c1073e3e80a44fcbb58df4b6f400393ea 100644
--- a/bindings/restoreContacts.go
+++ b/bindings/restoreContacts.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 package bindings
 
 import (
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/interfaces"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/xxmutils"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id"
 )
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ func (r *RestoreContactsReport) GetErrorAt(index int) string {
 // the mobile phone apps and are not intended to be part of the xxDK. It
 // should be treated as internal functions specific to the phone apps.
 func RestoreContactsFromBackup(backupPartnerIDs []byte, client *Client,
-	udManager *UserDiscovery, updatesCb interfaces.RestoreContactsUpdater) (
+	udManager *UserDiscovery, updatesCb RestoreContactsUpdater) (
 	*RestoreContactsReport, error) {
 
 	restored, failed, errs, err := xxmutils.RestoreContactsFromBackup(
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 536f5e8d4388cf58659d11e2f4b8a288a83bcac8..d21814b72e803fcee02798ea1f6c1b288361e2a8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -26,13 +26,29 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
+	github.com/badoux/checkmail v1.2.1 // indirect
+	github.com/elliotchance/orderedmap v1.4.0 // indirect
+	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.9 // indirect
 	github.com/gopherjs/gopherjs v0.0.0-20200217142428-fce0ec30dd00 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.4 // indirect
+	github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.8.1 // indirect
+	github.com/skip2/go-qrcode v0.0.0-20200617195104-da1b6568686e // indirect
 	github.com/smartystreets/assertions v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/afero v1.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/cast v1.3.1 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
+	github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/ttacon/builder v0.0.0-20170518171403-c099f663e1c2 // indirect
+	github.com/ttacon/libphonenumber v1.2.1 // indirect
+	github.com/tyler-smith/go-bip39 v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/zeebo/blake3 v0.1.1 // indirect
+	gitlab.com/xx_network/ring v0.0.3-0.20220222211904-da613960ad93 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211007075335-d3039528d8ac // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.3.6 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20210105202744-fe13368bc0e1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.62.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
diff --git a/network/node/register.go b/network/node/register.go
index 1576fe89a027cbba1a29ef374a84c809848e0d57..274703a8d1fb68f001e0ab692a8c726243ed38dc 100644
--- a/network/node/register.go
+++ b/network/node/register.go
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
+
+const maxAttempts = 5
+var delayTable = [5]time.Duration{0,5*time.Second,30*time.Second,60*time.Second,120*time.Second}
+
 type RegisterNodeCommsInterface interface {
 	SendRequestClientKeyMessage(host *connect.Host,
 		message *pb.SignedClientKeyRequest) (*pb.SignedKeyResponse, error)
@@ -49,12 +53,16 @@ func StartRegistration(sender *gateway.Sender, session *storage.Session, rngGen
 
 	multi := stoppable.NewMulti("NodeRegistrations")
 
+
 	inProgess := &sync.Map{}
+	// we are relying on the in progress check to
+	// ensure there is only a single operator at a time, as a result this is a map of ID -> int
+	attempts := &sync.Map{}
 
 	for i := uint(0); i < numParallel; i++ {
 		stop := stoppable.NewSingle(fmt.Sprintf("NodeRegistration %d", i))
 
-		go registerNodes(sender, session, rngGen, comms, stop, c, inProgess)
+		go registerNodes(sender, session, rngGen, comms, stop, c, inProgess, attempts)
 		multi.Add(stop)
 	}
 
@@ -63,7 +71,7 @@ func StartRegistration(sender *gateway.Sender, session *storage.Session, rngGen
 
 func registerNodes(sender *gateway.Sender, session *storage.Session,
 	rngGen *fastRNG.StreamGenerator, comms RegisterNodeCommsInterface,
-	stop *stoppable.Single, c chan network.NodeGateway, inProgress *sync.Map) {
+	stop *stoppable.Single, c chan network.NodeGateway, inProgress, attempts *sync.Map) {
 	u := session.User()
 	regSignature := u.GetTransmissionRegistrationValidationSignature()
 	// Timestamp in which user has registered with registration
@@ -85,6 +93,14 @@ func registerNodes(sender *gateway.Sender, session *storage.Session,
 			if _, operating := inProgress.LoadOrStore(nidStr, struct{}{}); operating {
 				continue
 			}
+
+			//keep track of how many times this has been attempted
+			numAttempts := uint(1)
+			if nunAttemptsInterface, hasValue := attempts.LoadOrStore(nidStr, numAttempts); hasValue{
+				numAttempts = nunAttemptsInterface.(uint)
+				attempts.Store(nidStr, numAttempts+1)
+			}
+
 			// No need to register with stale nodes
 			if isStale := gw.Node.Status == ndf.Stale; isStale {
 				jww.DEBUG.Printf("Skipping registration with stale node %s", nidStr)
@@ -95,12 +111,22 @@ func registerNodes(sender *gateway.Sender, session *storage.Session,
 			inProgress.Delete(nidStr)
 			if err != nil {
 				jww.ERROR.Printf("Failed to register node: %+v", err)
+				//if we have not reached the attempt limit for this gateway, send it back into the channel to retry
+				if numAttempts <maxAttempts{
+					go func(){
+						//delay the send for a backoff
+						time.Sleep(delayTable[numAttempts-1])
+						c<-gw
+					}()
+				}
 			}
 		case <-t.C:
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+
+
 //registerWithNode serves as a helper for RegisterWithNodes
 // It registers a user with a specific in the client's ndf.
 func registerWithNode(sender *gateway.Sender, comms RegisterNodeCommsInterface,