diff --git a/code-reviews/Driver.Historian.Wonderware/findings.md b/code-reviews/Driver.Historian.Wonderware/findings.md
index d154c7b..4052a95 100644
--- a/code-reviews/Driver.Historian.Wonderware/findings.md
+++ b/code-reviews/Driver.Historian.Wonderware/findings.md
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ lock), so the snapshot is internally consistent.
 | Severity | Medium |
 | Category | Error handling and resilience |
 | Location | `Ipc/PipeServer.cs:120-128` |
-| Status | Open |
+| Status | Resolved |
 
 **Description:** `RunAsync` re-accepts connections in a `while` loop. If
 `RunOneConnectionAsync` throws synchronously and immediately on every iteration
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ seconds) before re-accepting after a caught exception, and consider a
 consecutive-failure threshold that escalates to a fatal exit so the supervisor can
 restart the sidecar cleanly.
 
-**Resolution:** _(open)_
+**Resolution:** Resolved 2026-05-22 — added exponential backoff (250 ms → 8 s, six steps) after each connection-loop failure and a `MaxConsecutiveFailures=20` threshold that re-throws so the SCM/NSSM supervisor can restart the sidecar cleanly.
 
 ### Driver.Historian.Wonderware-007
 
diff --git a/src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Historian.Wonderware/Ipc/PipeServer.cs b/src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Historian.Wonderware/Ipc/PipeServer.cs
index 8737bc9..d20fe49 100644
--- a/src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Historian.Wonderware/Ipc/PipeServer.cs
+++ b/src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Historian.Wonderware/Ipc/PipeServer.cs
@@ -113,17 +113,62 @@ public sealed class PipeServer : IDisposable
         }
     }
 
+    // Backoff sequence for consecutive RunOneConnection failures: 250 ms → 500 ms →
+    // 1 000 ms → 2 000 ms → 4 000 ms → capped at 8 000 ms thereafter.
+    private static readonly TimeSpan[] BackoffSteps =
+    {
+        TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(250),
+        TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(500),
+        TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1),
+        TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2),
+        TimeSpan.FromSeconds(4),
+        TimeSpan.FromSeconds(8),
+    };
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Maximum consecutive failures before the server gives up and lets the process exit
+    ///     so the supervisor (NSSM / SCM) can restart the sidecar cleanly.
+    /// </summary>
+    private const int MaxConsecutiveFailures = 20;
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     Runs the server continuously, handling one connection at a time. When a connection
-    ///     ends (clean or error), accepts the next.
+    ///     ends (clean or error), waits with exponential backoff before accepting the next.
+    ///     If <see cref="MaxConsecutiveFailures"/> consecutive failures occur the method
+    ///     throws so the supervisor can restart the sidecar.
     /// </summary>
     public async Task RunAsync(IFrameHandler handler, CancellationToken ct)
     {
+        var consecutiveFailures = 0;
+
         while (!ct.IsCancellationRequested)
         {
-            try { await RunOneConnectionAsync(handler, ct).ConfigureAwait(false); }
+            try
+            {
+                await RunOneConnectionAsync(handler, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                consecutiveFailures = 0; // a clean connection (even a short-lived one) resets the counter
+            }
             catch (OperationCanceledException) { break; }
-            catch (Exception ex) { _logger.Error(ex, "Sidecar IPC connection loop error — accepting next"); }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                consecutiveFailures++;
+
+                if (consecutiveFailures >= MaxConsecutiveFailures)
+                {
+                    _logger.Fatal(ex,
+                        "Sidecar IPC connection loop failed {Count} consecutive times — giving up so supervisor can restart",
+                        consecutiveFailures);
+                    throw;
+                }
+
+                var delay = BackoffSteps[Math.Min(consecutiveFailures - 1, BackoffSteps.Length - 1)];
+                _logger.Error(ex,
+                    "Sidecar IPC connection loop error (consecutive failure {Count}/{Max}) — retrying in {Delay}",
+                    consecutiveFailures, MaxConsecutiveFailures, delay);
+
+                try { await Task.Delay(delay, ct).ConfigureAwait(false); }
+                catch (OperationCanceledException) { break; }
+            }
         }
     }