diff --git a/app/domain/DolphinManager.js b/app/domain/DolphinManager.js
index cc6c3d714..2406be052 100644
--- a/app/domain/DolphinManager.js
+++ b/app/domain/DolphinManager.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import path from 'path';
 import os from 'os';
 import crypto from 'crypto';
+import retry from 'async-retry';
+import log from 'electron-log';
 
 import { getDolphinPath } from '../utils/settings';
 
@@ -63,7 +65,18 @@ export default class DolphinManager {
       commandId: uniqueId, // Indicates to Dolphin to play new replay
     });
 
-    fs.writeFileSync(this.outputFilePath, jsonString);
+    await retry(() => {
+      log.info(`Writing to Dolphin comm file, playing replay: ${filePath}`);
+      fs.writeFileSync(this.outputFilePath, jsonString);
+    }, {
+      retries: 5,
+      factor: 1,
+      minTimeout: 100,
+      maxTimeout: 300,
+      onRetry: (err) => {
+        log.error("Encountered error trying to write to Dolphin comm file.", err);
+      },
+    });
 
     if (startDolphin) {
       await this.runDolphin(true);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 33dd31820..ae23b0221 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "slippi-desktop-app",
   "productName": "Slippi Desktop App",
-  "version": "1.4.4",
+  "version": "1.4.5",
   "description": "Slippi Desktop App for browsing and playing replays.",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "concurrently \"yarn build-main\" \"yarn build-renderer\"",
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@fortawesome/fontawesome-free": "^5.5.0",
     "@google-cloud/storage": "^2.4.2",
+    "async-retry": "^1.2.3",
     "classnames": "^2.2.6",
     "devtron": "^1.4.0",
     "electron-debug": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 0a4e92d86..681b2c1b7 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1753,6 +1753,13 @@ async-limiter@~1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/async-limiter/-/async-limiter-1.0.0.tgz#78faed8c3d074ab81f22b4e985d79e8738f720f8"
   integrity sha512-jp/uFnooOiO+L211eZOoSyzpOITMXx1rBITauYykG3BRYPu8h0UcxsPNB04RR5vo4Tyz3+ay17tR6JVf9qzYWg==
 
+async-retry@^1.2.3:
+  version "1.2.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/async-retry/-/async-retry-1.2.3.tgz#a6521f338358d322b1a0012b79030c6f411d1ce0"
+  integrity sha512-tfDb02Th6CE6pJUF2gjW5ZVjsgwlucVXOEQMvEX9JgSJMs9gAX+Nz3xRuJBKuUYjTSYORqvDBORdAQ3LU59g7Q==
+  dependencies:
+    retry "0.12.0"
+
 async@0.2.6:
   version "0.2.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/async/-/async-0.2.6.tgz#ad3f373d9249ae324881565582bc90e152abbd68"
@@ -11044,6 +11051,11 @@ retry-request@^4.0.0:
   dependencies:
     through2 "^2.0.0"
 
+retry@0.12.0:
+  version "0.12.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/retry/-/retry-0.12.0.tgz#1b42a6266a21f07421d1b0b54b7dc167b01c013b"
+  integrity sha1-G0KmJmoh8HQh0bC1S33BZ7AcATs=
+
 rgb-regex@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/rgb-regex/-/rgb-regex-1.0.1.tgz#c0e0d6882df0e23be254a475e8edd41915feaeb1"