diff --git a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerLoadErrorHandlingPolicy.java b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerLoadErrorHandlingPolicy.java
index c701310f..d0d68de1 100644
--- a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerLoadErrorHandlingPolicy.java
+++ b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerLoadErrorHandlingPolicy.java
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ public final class ReactExoplayerLoadErrorHandlingPolicy extends DefaultLoadErro
 
   @Override
   public long getRetryDelayMsFor(LoadErrorInfo loadErrorInfo) {
-    if (loadErrorInfo.exception instanceof HttpDataSourceException) {
+    if (
+      loadErrorInfo.exception instanceof HttpDataSourceException &&
+      (loadErrorInfo.exception.getMessage() == "Unable to connect" || loadErrorInfo.exception.getMessage() == "Software caused connection abort")
+    ) {
       // Capture the error we get when there is no network connectivity and keep retrying it
       return 1000; // Retry every second
     } else if(loadErrorInfo.errorCount < this.minLoadRetryCount) {