diff --git a/packages/appkit/src/views/w3m-connecting-view/index.tsx b/packages/appkit/src/views/w3m-connecting-view/index.tsx
index 2dc718b0..a6e5cc17 100644
--- a/packages/appkit/src/views/w3m-connecting-view/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/appkit/src/views/w3m-connecting-view/index.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useSnapshot } from 'valtio';
-import { useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { ErrorUtil, type Platform } from '@reown/appkit-common-react-native';
 import {
   WcController,
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function ConnectingView() {
   const { connect } = useInternalAppKit();
   const { installed } = useSnapshot(ApiController.state);
   const { data } = RouterController.state;
-  const [lastRetry, setLastRetry] = useState(Date.now());
+  const lastRetryRef = useRef<number>(Date.now());
   const isQr = !data?.wallet;
   const isInstalled = !!installed?.find(wallet => wallet.id === data?.wallet?.id);
 
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ export function ConnectingView() {
   const [platforms, setPlatforms] = useState<Platform[]>([]);
 
   const onRetry = () => {
-    if (CoreHelperUtil.isAllowedRetry(lastRetry)) {
-      setLastRetry(Date.now());
+    if (CoreHelperUtil.isAllowedRetry(lastRetryRef.current)) {
+      lastRetryRef.current = Date.now();
       initializeConnection(true);
     } else {
       SnackController.showError('Please wait a second before retrying');
     }
   };
 
-  const initializeConnection = async (retry = false, retryTimestamp?: number) => {
+  const initializeConnection = async (retry = false) => {
     try {
       const { wcPairingExpiry } = WcController.state;
       const { data: routeData } = RouterController.state;
@@ -73,11 +73,9 @@ export function ConnectingView() {
         }
       });
 
-      const currentRetryTime = retryTimestamp ?? lastRetry;
-      if (isQr && CoreHelperUtil.isAllowedRetry(currentRetryTime)) {
-        const newRetryTime = Date.now();
-        setLastRetry(newRetryTime);
-        initializeConnection(true, newRetryTime);
+      if (isQr && CoreHelperUtil.isAllowedRetry(lastRetryRef.current)) {
+        lastRetryRef.current = Date.now();
+        initializeConnection(true);
       }
     }
   };
@@ -107,7 +105,7 @@ export function ConnectingView() {
   }, [data, isInstalled]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    initializeConnection();
+    initializeConnection(true);
     let _interval: NodeJS.Timeout;
 
     // Check if the pairing expired every 10 seconds. If expired, it will create a new uri.