diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useServerEvents.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useServerEvents.ts
index e0eabb7..48f7172 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useServerEvents.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useServerEvents.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,35 @@
-import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useRef, useCallback } from "react";
+
+function getBackoffDelay(attempt: number, base = 1000, max = 30000) {
+  const jitter = Math.random() * 0.3 + 0.85; // 85–115% random factor
+  return Math.min(base * Math.pow(2, attempt), max) * jitter;
+}
 
 export function useServerEvents() {
   const eventSourceRef = useRef<EventSource | null>(null);
+  const reconnectTimeoutRef = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout | null>(null);
+  const reconnectAttempts = useRef(0);
+  const maxReconnectAttempts = 5;
+
+  const connect = useCallback(() => {
+    // Avoid reconnecting if already connecting/open
+    if (
+      eventSourceRef.current &&
+      (eventSourceRef.current.readyState === EventSource.OPEN ||
+        eventSourceRef.current.readyState === EventSource.CONNECTING)
+    ) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Close existing connection if any
+    eventSourceRef.current?.close();
 
-  useEffect(() => {
     console.log("Setting up SSE connection...");
-
     eventSourceRef.current = new EventSource("/api/events");
 
     eventSourceRef.current.onopen = () => {
       console.log("SSE connection opened");
+      reconnectAttempts.current = 0;
     };
 
     eventSourceRef.current.onmessage = (event) => {
@@ -23,6 +43,7 @@ export function useServerEvents() {
             window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("vouchersUpdated"));
             break;
           default:
+            console.warn("Unknown SSE event type:", data.type);
             break;
         }
       } catch (error) {
@@ -30,14 +51,39 @@ export function useServerEvents() {
       }
     };
 
-    eventSourceRef.current.onerror = (error) => {
-      console.error("SSE connection error:", error);
-    };
+    eventSourceRef.current.onerror = (_error) => {
+      console.log("SSE connection error, attempting to reconnect...");
 
-    return () => {
+      // Close the current connection
       eventSourceRef.current?.close();
+
+      // Only attempt to reconnect if we haven't exceeded max attempts
+      if (reconnectAttempts.current < maxReconnectAttempts) {
+        reconnectAttempts.current++;
+        const delay = getBackoffDelay(reconnectAttempts.current);
+
+        console.log(
+          `Reconnecting in ${Math.round(delay)}ms (attempt ${reconnectAttempts.current}/${maxReconnectAttempts})`,
+        );
+
+        reconnectTimeoutRef.current = setTimeout(connect, delay);
+      } else {
+        console.error("Max reconnection attempts reached, giving up");
+      }
     };
   }, []);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    connect();
+
+    return () => {
+      // Clear any pending reconnection attempts
+      reconnectTimeoutRef.current && clearTimeout(reconnectTimeoutRef.current);
+
+      // Close the connection
+      eventSourceRef.current?.close();
+    };
+  }, [connect]);
+
   return eventSourceRef.current;
 }