diff --git a/src/isar/state_machine/states/monitor.py b/src/isar/state_machine/states/monitor.py
index 1aea3b63..0c46a7fb 100644
--- a/src/isar/state_machine/states/monitor.py
+++ b/src/isar/state_machine/states/monitor.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     RobotException,
     RobotRetrieveInspectionException,
     RobotTaskStatusException,
+    RobotCommunicationException,
 )
 from robot_interface.models.inspection.inspection import Inspection
 from robot_interface.models.mission.mission import Mission
@@ -75,8 +76,11 @@ def _run(self) -> None:
                 time.sleep(self.state_machine.sleep_time)
                 continue
 
-            except RobotCommunicationTimeoutException as e:
-                task_failed: bool = self._handle_communication_timeout(e)
+            except (
+                RobotCommunicationTimeoutException,
+                RobotCommunicationException,
+            ) as e:
+                task_failed: bool = self._handle_communication_retry(e)
                 if task_failed:
                     status = TaskStatus.Failed
                 else:
@@ -210,8 +214,8 @@ def _set_error_message(self, e: RobotException) -> None:
         )
         self.state_machine.current_task.error_message = error_message
 
-    def _handle_communication_timeout(
-        self, e: RobotCommunicationTimeoutException
+    def _handle_communication_retry(
+        self, e: Union[RobotCommunicationTimeoutException, RobotCommunicationException]
     ) -> bool:
         self.state_machine.current_mission.error_message = ErrorMessage(
             error_reason=e.error_reason, error_description=e.error_description
diff --git a/src/robot_interface/models/exceptions/robot_exceptions.py b/src/robot_interface/models/exceptions/robot_exceptions.py
index 1cbf9c96..f3c50e32 100644
--- a/src/robot_interface/models/exceptions/robot_exceptions.py
+++ b/src/robot_interface/models/exceptions/robot_exceptions.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def __init__(self, error_reason: ErrorReason, error_description: str):
 
 
 # An exception which should be thrown by the robot package if it is unable to
-# communicate with the robot API.
+# communicate with the robot API. ISAR will retry the request.
 class RobotCommunicationException(RobotException):
     def __init__(self, error_description: str) -> None:
         super().__init__(