diff --git a/src/main/services/web-torrent-data.ts b/src/main/services/web-torrent-data.ts
index 7d5ec34d..72f29be6 100644
--- a/src/main/services/web-torrent-data.ts
+++ b/src/main/services/web-torrent-data.ts
@@ -5,25 +5,34 @@ type WebTorrentHealthData = {
   peers: number;
 };
 
+const MILLISECONDS = 1000;
+const SECONDS = 1.5;
+
 export const webTorrentData = {
   async getSeedersAndPeers(
     magnet: string
-  ): Promise<{ seeders: number; peers: number }> {
+  ): Promise<{ seeders: number; peers: number } | null> {
     let peers = 0;
     let seeds = 0;
     let retry = 0;
+    let timeout = SECONDS * MILLISECONDS;
 
-    while (retry < 3 && (!peers || !seeds)) {
+    while (retry < 3) {
       try {
         const data: WebTorrentHealthData = await webTorrentHealth(magnet, {
-          timeout: 1500 * (retry + 1),
+          timeout,
         });
 
         peers = data.peers;
         seeds = data.seeds;
+
+        if (peers || seeds) break;
       } catch (e) {
-        retry++;
+        return null;
       }
+
+      timeout *= 2;
+      retry++;
     }
 
     return { peers, seeders: seeds };