diff --git a/src/bin/daemon.rs b/src/bin/daemon.rs
index a2ae678..f35e431 100644
--- a/src/bin/daemon.rs
+++ b/src/bin/daemon.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     get_daemon_config(); // Initialize daemon config
     create_virtual_mic()?;
     get_audio_player().await; // Initialize audio player
+
+    let max_retries = 5;
+    for i in 0..=max_retries {
+        match link_player_to_virtual_mic().await {
+            Ok(_) => break,
+            Err(e) => println!("{e}\t{i}/{max_retries}"),
+        }
+
+        sleep(Duration::from_millis(300 * i)).await;
+    }
     link_player_to_virtual_mic().await?;
 
     let runtime_dir = get_runtime_dir();
diff --git a/src/utils/daemon.rs b/src/utils/daemon.rs
index f109f80..e51a939 100644
--- a/src/utils/daemon.rs
+++ b/src/utils/daemon.rs
@@ -39,16 +39,16 @@ pub async fn link_player_to_virtual_mic() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     if let Ok(device) = get_device("pwsp-daemon").await {
         pwsp_daemon_output = device;
     } else {
-        eprintln!("Could not find alsa_playback.pwsp-daemon device, skipping device linking");
-        return Ok(());
+        return Err(
+            "Could not find alsa_playback.pwsp-daemon device, skipping device linking".into(),
+        );
     }
 
     let pwsp_daemon_input;
     if let Ok(device) = get_device("pwsp-virtual-mic").await {
         pwsp_daemon_input = device;
     } else {
-        eprintln!("Could not find pwsp-virtual-mic device, skipping device linking");
-        return Ok(());
+        return Err("Could not find pwsp-virtual-mic device, skipping device linking".into());
     }
 
     let output_fl = pwsp_daemon_output