diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/App.kt b/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/App.kt
index 7861711b..5456fc9c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/App.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/App.kt
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ class App : MultiDexApplication() {
             logger("Novel Extensions: ${novelExtensionManager.installedExtensionsFlow.first()}")
             NovelSources.init(novelExtensionManager.installedExtensionsFlow)
         }
+        val commentsScope = CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.Default)
+        commentsScope.launch {
+            CommentsAPI.fetchAuthToken()
+        }
     }
 
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/connections/anilist/AnilistViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/connections/anilist/AnilistViewModel.kt
index 546049df..f9a5850e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/connections/anilist/AnilistViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/connections/anilist/AnilistViewModel.kt
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ suspend fun getUserId(context: Context, block: () -> Unit) {
                 if (MAL.token != null && !MAL.query.getUserData())
                     snackString(context.getString(R.string.error_loading_mal_user_data))
             }
-            CommentsAPI.fetchAuthToken()
             true
         } else {
             snackString(context.getString(R.string.error_loading_anilist_user_data))
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/connections/comments/CommentsAPI.kt b/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/connections/comments/CommentsAPI.kt
index 8b13f50a..6f51a52b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/connections/comments/CommentsAPI.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/connections/comments/CommentsAPI.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import ani.dantotsu.connections.anilist.Anilist
 import ani.dantotsu.settings.saving.PrefManager
 import ani.dantotsu.settings.saving.PrefName
 import ani.dantotsu.snackString
+import com.lagradost.nicehttp.NiceResponse
 import com.lagradost.nicehttp.Requests
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.network.NetworkHelper
 import kotlinx.serialization.KSerializer
@@ -206,31 +207,63 @@ object CommentsAPI {
 
     suspend fun fetchAuthToken() {
         if (authToken != null) return
+        val MAX_RETRIES = 5
+        val tokenLifetime: Long = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 6 // 6 days
+        val tokenExpiry = PrefManager.getVal<Long>(PrefName.CommentTokenExpiry)
+        if (tokenExpiry < System.currentTimeMillis() + tokenLifetime) {
+            val commentResponse = PrefManager.getNullableVal<AuthResponse>(PrefName.CommentAuthResponse, null)
+            if (commentResponse != null) {
+                authToken = commentResponse.authToken
+                userId = commentResponse.user.id
+                isBanned = commentResponse.user.isBanned ?: false
+                isAdmin = commentResponse.user.isAdmin ?: false
+                isMod = commentResponse.user.isMod ?: false
+                totalVotes = commentResponse.user.totalVotes
+                return
+            }
+        }
         val url = "$address/authenticate"
         val token = PrefManager.getVal(PrefName.AnilistToken, null as String?) ?: return
+        repeat(MAX_RETRIES) { // Define MAX_RETRIES as a constant
+            try {
+                val json = authRequest(token, url)
+                if (json.code == 200) {
+                    if (!json.text.startsWith("{")) throw IOException("Invalid response")
+                    val parsed = try {
+                        Json.decodeFromString<AuthResponse>(json.text)
+                    } catch (e: Exception) {
+                        snackString("Failed to login to comments API: ${e.printStackTrace()}")
+                        return
+                    }
+                    PrefManager.setVal(PrefName.CommentAuthResponse, parsed)
+                    PrefManager.setVal(PrefName.CommentTokenExpiry, System.currentTimeMillis() + tokenLifetime)
+                    authToken = parsed.authToken
+                    userId = parsed.user.id
+                    isBanned = parsed.user.isBanned ?: false
+                    isAdmin = parsed.user.isAdmin ?: false
+                    isMod = parsed.user.isMod ?: false
+                    totalVotes = parsed.user.totalVotes
+                    return
+                } else if (json.code != 429) {
+                    errorReason(json.code, json.text)
+                    return
+                }
+            } catch (e: IOException) {
+                snackString("Failed to login to comments API")
+                return
+            }
+             // Wait for 1 minute before retrying
+            kotlinx.coroutines.delay(60000)
+        }
+        snackString("Failed to login after multiple attempts")
+    }
+
+    private suspend fun authRequest(token: String, url: String): NiceResponse {
         val body: FormBody = FormBody.Builder()
             .add("token", token)
             .build()
         val request = requestBuilder()
-        val json = try {
-            request.post(url, requestBody = body)
-        } catch (e: IOException) {
-            snackString("Failed to login to comments API")
-            return
-        }
-        if (!json.text.startsWith("{")) return
-        val parsed = try {
-            Json.decodeFromString<AuthResponse>(json.text)
-        } catch (e: Exception) {
-            snackString("Failed to login to comments API: ${e.printStackTrace()}")
-            return
-        }
-        authToken = parsed.authToken
-        userId = parsed.user.id
-        isBanned = parsed.user.isBanned ?: false
-        isAdmin = parsed.user.isAdmin ?: false
-        isMod = parsed.user.isMod ?: false
-        totalVotes = parsed.user.totalVotes
+        return request.post(url, requestBody = body)
     }
 
     private fun headerBuilder(): Map<String, String> {
@@ -278,7 +311,11 @@ data class AuthResponse(
     val authToken: String,
     @SerialName("user")
     val user: User
-)
+) : java.io.Serializable {
+    companion object {
+        private const val serialVersionUID: Long = 1
+    }
+}
 
 @Serializable
 data class User(
@@ -299,7 +336,11 @@ data class User(
     val isMod: Boolean? = null,
     @SerialName("total_votes")
     val totalVotes: Int,
-)
+) : java.io.Serializable {
+    companion object {
+        private const val serialVersionUID: Long = 1
+    }
+}
 
 @Serializable
 data class CommentResponse(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/settings/saving/Preferences.kt b/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/settings/saving/Preferences.kt
index 72847482..bbe0dcf9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/settings/saving/Preferences.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ani/dantotsu/settings/saving/Preferences.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package ani.dantotsu.settings.saving
 
 import android.graphics.Color
+import ani.dantotsu.connections.comments.AuthResponse
 import ani.dantotsu.connections.mal.MAL
 import ani.dantotsu.settings.saving.internal.Location
 import ani.dantotsu.settings.saving.internal.Pref
@@ -154,6 +155,8 @@ enum class PrefName(val data: Pref) {  //TODO: Split this into multiple files
     TagsListNonAdult(Pref(Location.Irrelevant, Set::class, setOf<String>())),
     MakeDefault(Pref(Location.Irrelevant, Boolean::class, true)),
     FirstComment(Pref(Location.Irrelevant, Boolean::class, true)),
+    CommentAuthResponse(Pref(Location.Irrelevant, AuthResponse::class, "")),
+    CommentTokenExpiry(Pref(Location.Irrelevant, Long::class, 0L)),
 
     //Protected
     DiscordToken(Pref(Location.Protected, String::class, "")),