diff --git a/packages/app/src/systems/Contract/machines/contractsMachine.ts b/packages/app/src/systems/Contract/machines/contractsMachine.ts
index de76781fe..e3e07d751 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/systems/Contract/machines/contractsMachine.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/systems/Contract/machines/contractsMachine.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ export const contractsMachine = createMachine(
         },
       },
       failure: {
-        type: 'final',
+        after: {
+          10000: 'fetching',
+        },
       },
       success: {
         type: 'final',
@@ -64,7 +66,8 @@ export const contractsMachine = createMachine(
         null,
         MachineServices['fetchProjects']['data']
       >({
-        showError: true,
+        showError: false,
+        maxAttempts: 1,
         async fetch() {
           return EcosystemService.fetchProjects();
         },
diff --git a/packages/app/src/systems/Ecosystem/services/ecosystem.ts b/packages/app/src/systems/Ecosystem/services/ecosystem.ts
index 444cf32d5..df384a9d5 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/systems/Ecosystem/services/ecosystem.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/systems/Ecosystem/services/ecosystem.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@ import { ECOSYSTEM_PROJECTS_URL } from '~/config';
 // biome-ignore lint/complexity/noStaticOnlyClass: <explanation>
 export class EcosystemService {
   static async fetchProjects() {
-    const data = (await (
-      await fetch(ECOSYSTEM_PROJECTS_URL)
-    ).json()) as Array<EcosystemProject>;
+    const res = await fetch(ECOSYSTEM_PROJECTS_URL);
 
-    return data;
+    if (res.ok) {
+      const data: EcosystemProject[] = await res.json();
+      return data;
+    }
+
+    return [];
   }
 }