diff --git a/freecad/silo_commands.py b/freecad/silo_commands.py
index a2398aa..c056568 100644
--- a/freecad/silo_commands.py
+++ b/freecad/silo_commands.py
@@ -2350,23 +2350,30 @@ class SiloEventListener(QtCore.QThread):
     # -- thread entry -------------------------------------------------------
 
     def run(self):
+        import time
+
         retries = 0
         last_error = ""
         while not self._stop_flag:
+            t0 = time.monotonic()
             try:
                 self._listen()
                 # _listen returns normally only on clean EOF / stop
                 if self._stop_flag:
                     return
-                retries += 1
                 last_error = "connection closed"
             except _SSEUnsupported:
                 self.connection_status.emit("unsupported", 0, "")
                 return
             except Exception as exc:
-                retries += 1
                 last_error = str(exc) or "unknown error"
 
+            # Reset retries if the connection was up for a while
+            elapsed = time.monotonic() - t0
+            if elapsed > 30:
+                retries = 0
+            retries += 1
+
             if retries > self._MAX_RETRIES:
                 self.connection_status.emit("gave_up", retries - 1, last_error)
                 return
diff --git a/freecad/silo_origin.py b/freecad/silo_origin.py
index 5efe09c..131b0d0 100644
--- a/freecad/silo_origin.py
+++ b/freecad/silo_origin.py
@@ -399,7 +399,10 @@ class SiloOrigin:
 
             return True
         except Exception as e:
+            import traceback
+
             FreeCAD.Console.PrintError(f"Silo save failed: {e}\n")
+            FreeCAD.Console.PrintError(traceback.format_exc())
             return False
 
     def saveDocumentAs(self, doc, newIdentity: str) -> bool: