diff --git a/src/screens/Messages/Conversation/MessageListError.tsx b/src/screens/Messages/Conversation/MessageListError.tsx
index 20ec06112a..82ca48e8b4 100644
--- a/src/screens/Messages/Conversation/MessageListError.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Messages/Conversation/MessageListError.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export function MessageListError({
               item.retry()
               return false
             }}>
-            {_(msg`Retry`)}
+            {_(msg`Retry.`)}
           </InlineLinkText>
         </Text>
       </View>
diff --git a/src/state/messages/convo.ts b/src/state/messages/convo.ts
index 0529f4b0d4..fe2095c462 100644
--- a/src/state/messages/convo.ts
+++ b/src/state/messages/convo.ts
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ export class Convo {
        */
       if (this.pastMessages.size > 0) {
         await new Promise(y => setTimeout(y, 500))
+        // throw new Error('UNCOMMENT TO TEST RETRY')
       }
 
       const response = await this.agent.api.chat.bsky.convo.getMessages(