diff --git a/src/protocols/hpr_protocol_http_roaming.erl b/src/protocols/hpr_protocol_http_roaming.erl
index 48f1183..a35c29b 100644
--- a/src/protocols/hpr_protocol_http_roaming.erl
+++ b/src/protocols/hpr_protocol_http_roaming.erl
@@ -20,6 +20,18 @@
     GatewayLocation :: hpr_gateway_location:loc()
 ) -> ok | {error, any()}.
 send(PacketUp, Route, Timestamp, GatewayLocation) ->
+    send(PacketUp, Route, Timestamp, GatewayLocation, 3).
+
+-spec send(
+    PacketUp :: hpr_packet_up:packet(),
+    Route :: hpr_route:route(),
+    Timestamp :: non_neg_integer(),
+    GatewayLocation :: hpr_gateway_location:loc(),
+    Retry :: non_neg_integer()
+) -> ok | {error, any()}.
+send(_PacketUp, _Route, _Timestamp, _GatewayLocation, 0) ->
+    {error, {gwmp_sup_err, max_retries}};
+send(PacketUp, Route, Timestamp, GatewayLocation, Retry) ->
     Protocol = protocol_from(Route),
     WorkerKey = worker_key_from(PacketUp, Protocol),
     PubKeyBin = hpr_packet_up:gateway(PacketUp),
@@ -29,6 +41,9 @@ send(PacketUp, Route, Timestamp, GatewayLocation) ->
             key => WorkerKey, protocol => Protocol, net_id => hpr_route:net_id(Route)
         })
     of
+        {error, already_registered} ->
+            timer:sleep(2),
+            send(PacketUp, Route, Timestamp, GatewayLocation, Retry - 1);
         {error, Reason} = Err ->
             lager:error(
                 "failed to start http connector for ~s: ~p",
diff --git a/src/protocols/http/hpr_http_roaming_worker.erl b/src/protocols/http/hpr_http_roaming_worker.erl
index 40574b0..38e31f5 100644
--- a/src/protocols/http/hpr_http_roaming_worker.erl
+++ b/src/protocols/http/hpr_http_roaming_worker.erl
@@ -87,17 +87,23 @@ init(Args) ->
         key := Key
     } = Args,
     lager:debug("~p init with ~p", [?MODULE, Args]),
-    true = gproc:add_local_name(Key),
-    {ok, #state{
-        net_id = NetID,
-        route_id = RouteID,
-        address = Address,
-        transaction_id = next_transaction_id(),
-        send_data_timer = DedupeTimeout,
-        flow_type = FlowType,
-        auth_header = Auth,
-        receiver_nsid = ReceiverNSID
-    }}.
+    try gproc:add_local_name(Key) of
+        true ->
+            {ok, #state{
+                net_id = NetID,
+                route_id = RouteID,
+                address = Address,
+                transaction_id = next_transaction_id(),
+                send_data_timer = DedupeTimeout,
+                flow_type = FlowType,
+                auth_header = Auth,
+                receiver_nsid = ReceiverNSID
+            }}
+    catch
+        % This will only catch a bad registration
+        error:badarg ->
+            {stop, already_registered}
+    end.
 
 handle_call(_Msg, _From, State) ->
     lager:warning("rcvd unknown call msg: ~p from: ~p", [_Msg, _From]),