diff --git a/api/src/services/queue.service.ts b/api/src/services/queue.service.ts
index a347977..c7ec547 100644
--- a/api/src/services/queue.service.ts
+++ b/api/src/services/queue.service.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,20 @@ class RabbitQueueService<T> implements QueueService<T> {
   }
 
   private async connect(useCache: boolean = true): Promise<ampqlib.Channel> {
+    let lastError;
+    for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+      try {
+        return await this._connect(useCache)
+      } catch (ex) {
+        lastError = ex
+        await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 2000));
+      }
+    }
+
+    throw new Error(`could not connect after 10 tries: ${lastError?.message}`)
+  }
+
+  private async _connect(useCache: boolean = true): Promise<ampqlib.Channel> {
     if (useCache && this.channel) {
       return this.channel;
     }
@@ -122,6 +136,7 @@ class RabbitQueueService<T> implements QueueService<T> {
       await channel.assertQueue(this.messageGroup);
       this.channel = channel;
     } catch (ex) {
+      await this.handleException(ex);
       throw new Error(`could not connect to queue service: ${ex}`);
     }
 
@@ -135,6 +150,7 @@ class RabbitQueueService<T> implements QueueService<T> {
       await channel.close();
       return true;
     } catch (ex) {
+      await this.handleException(ex);
       return false;
     }
   }
@@ -146,26 +162,37 @@ class RabbitQueueService<T> implements QueueService<T> {
         const messageSent = channel.sendToQueue(this.messageGroup, Buffer.from(JSON.stringify(message)), { headers });
         resolve(messageSent);
       } catch (ex) {
+        this.handleException(ex);
         reject(false);
       }
     });
   }
 
   public async subscribe(callback: Function): Promise<void> {
-    const channel = await this.connect();
+    const channel = await this.connect(false);
     const onConsume = async message => {
       if (message) {
         try {
           await callback(message);
           channel.ack(message);
         } catch (ex) {
+          this.handleException(ex);
           channel.nack(message);
           throw ex;
         }
       }
     };
+    const reconnect = () => setTimeout(() => this.subscribe(callback), 1000);
+    channel.on("close", reconnect);
+    channel.on("error", reconnect);
     channel.consume(this.messageGroup, onConsume);
   }
+
+  private async handleException(ex: Error): Promise<void> {
+    if (ex.message == "Channel closed") {
+      this.channel = null;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 export { createQueueService };