diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 90e42209..71be2357 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 ## Media
 
 - Clean up gui test md
-- Pause raise error
 - Send the monitor PR
 - nio ClientTimeout
 
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@
 - first undecryptable message
 - Adding an account with no rooms
 - Join button 502
-- Retry the initial profile retrieval if it fails (due to e.g. dead server)
 - Leave box button focus
 
 - two upload delegates height bug
diff --git a/src/python/matrix_client.py b/src/python/matrix_client.py
index 5e674e3a..d231b2d1 100644
--- a/src/python/matrix_client.py
+++ b/src/python/matrix_client.py
@@ -156,7 +156,11 @@ class MatrixClient(nio.AsyncClient):
             exception = future.exception()
 
             if exception:
-                log.warn("On %s client startup: %s", self.user_id, exception)
+                log.warn("On %s client startup: %r", self.user_id, exception)
+                self.profile_task = asyncio.ensure_future(
+                    self.backend.get_profile(self.user_id),
+                )
+                self.profile_task.add_done_callback(on_profile_response)
                 return
 
             resp                    = future.result()