diff --git a/archiver/service/archiver.go b/archiver/service/archiver.go
index efbc35e..1ad6c1b 100644
--- a/archiver/service/archiver.go
+++ b/archiver/service/archiver.go
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/base-org/blob-archiver/common/storage"
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/op-service/httputil"
 	opmetrics "github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/op-service/metrics"
+	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/op-service/retry"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 )
 
+const liveFetchBlobMaximumRetries = 10
+const startupFetchBlobMaximumRetries = 3
 const backfillErrorRetryInterval = 5 * time.Second
 
 var ErrAlreadyStopped = errors.New("already stopped")
@@ -75,7 +78,10 @@ func (a *ArchiverService) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	a.log.Info("Archiver API server started", "address", srv.Addr().String())
 
-	currentBlob, _, err := a.persistBlobsForBlockToS3(ctx, "head")
+	currentBlob, _, err := retry.Do2(ctx, startupFetchBlobMaximumRetries, retry.Exponential(), func() (*v1.BeaconBlockHeader, bool, error) {
+		return a.persistBlobsForBlockToS3(ctx, "head")
+	})
+
 	if err != nil {
 		a.log.Error("failed to seed archiver with initial block", "err", err)
 		return err
@@ -223,7 +229,9 @@ func (a *ArchiverService) processBlocksUntilKnownBlock(ctx context.Context) {
 	currentBlockId := "head"
 
 	for {
-		current, alreadyExisted, err := a.persistBlobsForBlockToS3(ctx, currentBlockId)
+		current, alreadyExisted, err := retry.Do2(ctx, liveFetchBlobMaximumRetries, retry.Exponential(), func() (*v1.BeaconBlockHeader, bool, error) {
+			return a.persistBlobsForBlockToS3(ctx, currentBlockId)
+		})
 
 		if err != nil {
 			a.log.Error("failed to update live blobs for block", "err", err, "blockId", currentBlockId)
diff --git a/archiver/service/archiver_test.go b/archiver/service/archiver_test.go
index c334bd3..25a537b 100644
--- a/archiver/service/archiver_test.go
+++ b/archiver/service/archiver_test.go
@@ -249,3 +249,57 @@ func TestArchiver_LatestStopsAtOrigin(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, data.BlobSidecars.Data, beacon.Blobs[hash.String()])
 	}
 }
+
+func TestArchiver_LatestRetriesOnFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	beacon := beacontest.NewDefaultStubBeaconClient(t)
+	svc, fs := setup(t, beacon)
+
+	// 5 is the current head, if three already exists, we should write 5 and 4 and stop at three
+	fs.WriteOrFail(t, storage.BlobData{
+		Header: storage.Header{
+			BeaconBlockHash: blobtest.Three,
+		},
+		BlobSidecars: storage.BlobSidecars{
+			Data: beacon.Blobs[blobtest.Three.String()],
+		},
+	})
+
+	fs.CheckNotExistsOrFail(t, blobtest.Five)
+	fs.CheckNotExistsOrFail(t, blobtest.Four)
+	fs.CheckExistsOrFail(t, blobtest.Three)
+
+	// One failure is retried
+	fs.WritesFailTimes(1)
+	svc.processBlocksUntilKnownBlock(context.Background())
+
+	fs.CheckExistsOrFail(t, blobtest.Five)
+	fs.CheckExistsOrFail(t, blobtest.Four)
+	fs.CheckExistsOrFail(t, blobtest.Three)
+}
+
+func TestArchiver_LatestHaltsOnPersistentError(t *testing.T) {
+	beacon := beacontest.NewDefaultStubBeaconClient(t)
+	svc, fs := setup(t, beacon)
+
+	// 5 is the current head, if three already exists, we should write 5 and 4 and stop at three
+	fs.WriteOrFail(t, storage.BlobData{
+		Header: storage.Header{
+			BeaconBlockHash: blobtest.Three,
+		},
+		BlobSidecars: storage.BlobSidecars{
+			Data: beacon.Blobs[blobtest.Three.String()],
+		},
+	})
+
+	fs.CheckNotExistsOrFail(t, blobtest.Five)
+	fs.CheckNotExistsOrFail(t, blobtest.Four)
+	fs.CheckExistsOrFail(t, blobtest.Three)
+
+	// Retries the maximum number of times, then fails and will not write the blobs
+	fs.WritesFailTimes(liveFetchBlobMaximumRetries + 1)
+	svc.processBlocksUntilKnownBlock(context.Background())
+
+	fs.CheckNotExistsOrFail(t, blobtest.Five)
+	fs.CheckNotExistsOrFail(t, blobtest.Four)
+	fs.CheckExistsOrFail(t, blobtest.Three)
+}
diff --git a/common/storage/storagetest/stub.go b/common/storage/storagetest/stub.go
index ebef425..0389e60 100644
--- a/common/storage/storagetest/stub.go
+++ b/common/storage/storagetest/stub.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 type TestFileStorage struct {
 	*storage.FileStorage
+	writeFailCount int
 }
 
 func NewTestFileStorage(t *testing.T, l log.Logger) *TestFileStorage {
@@ -21,6 +22,19 @@ func NewTestFileStorage(t *testing.T, l log.Logger) *TestFileStorage {
 	}
 }
 
+func (s *TestFileStorage) WritesFailTimes(times int) {
+	s.writeFailCount = times
+}
+
+func (s *TestFileStorage) Write(_ context.Context, data storage.BlobData) error {
+	if s.writeFailCount > 0 {
+		s.writeFailCount--
+		return storage.ErrStorage
+	}
+
+	return s.FileStorage.Write(context.Background(), data)
+}
+
 func (fs *TestFileStorage) CheckExistsOrFail(t *testing.T, hash common.Hash) {
 	exists, err := fs.Exists(context.Background(), hash)
 	require.NoError(t, err)