diff --git a/data_ingest/utils/fetch_imslp.py b/data_ingest/utils/fetch_imslp.py
index cdb06cf..3595e81 100644
--- a/data_ingest/utils/fetch_imslp.py
+++ b/data_ingest/utils/fetch_imslp.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import json
 import logging
 import os
+import time
 
 import polars as pl
 from imslp_scraping import get_all_composer_pieces, get_composer_url
@@ -26,8 +27,6 @@
 )
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-# short_composers = ["Scriabin, Aleksandr"]
-
 composers = [
     "Bach, Johann Sebastian",
     "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
@@ -108,30 +107,63 @@
     "Chopin, Frédéric",
     "Scriabin, Aleksandr",
 ]
+
 pieces = []
 for composer in composers:
     logger.info("Starting import for %s", composer)
-    url = get_composer_url(composer)
-    data = get_all_composer_pieces(url)
-    for piece_url in data:
-        if len(pieces) % 100 == 0:
-            logger.info("Processed %s pieces", len(pieces))
-        try:
-            piece = create_piece(url=piece_url)
-        except ValueError as e:
-            logger.error("Error processing %s: %s", piece_url, e)
-            continue
-        pieces.append(piece)
+    try:
+        url = get_composer_url(composer)
+        data = get_all_composer_pieces(url)
+        
+        for piece_url in data:
+            if len(pieces) % 100 == 0:
+                logger.info("Processed %s pieces", len(pieces))
+            
+            max_retries = 3
+            retry_delay = 15
+            
+            for attempt in range(max_retries):
+                try:
+                    piece = create_piece(url=piece_url)
+                    if piece:  
+                        pieces.append(piece)
+                    break  
+                except ValueError as e:
+                    logger.error("Error processing %s: %s", piece_url, e)
+                    if attempt < max_retries - 1:  # Don't sleep on the last attempt
+                        logger.info(f"Retrying in {retry_delay} seconds...")
+                        time.sleep(retry_delay)
+                    continue
+                except Exception as e:  
+                    logger.error(f"Unexpected error processing {piece_url}: {str(e)}")
+                    if attempt < max_retries - 1:
+                        logger.info(f"Retrying in {retry_delay} seconds...")
+                        time.sleep(retry_delay)
+                    continue
+                
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Error processing composer {composer}: {str(e)}")
+        continue  # Move to next composer if there's an error
+
+if not pieces:
+    logger.error("No pieces were collected. Exiting without saving.")
+    exit(1)
 
 pieces_dict = []
 for piece in pieces:
-    piece_dict = vars(piece).copy()
-    piece_dict["movements"] = json.dumps([vars(m) for m in piece.movements])
-    pieces_dict.append(piece_dict)
+    if piece is not None:  # Add null check
+        piece_dict = vars(piece).copy()
+        piece_dict["movements"] = json.dumps([vars(m) for m in piece.movements])
+        pieces_dict.append(piece_dict)
 
-df = pl.DataFrame(pieces_dict, strict=False, infer_schema_length=1000)
+if pieces_dict: 
+    df = pl.DataFrame(pieces_dict, strict=False, infer_schema_length=1000)
+    current_datetime = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
+    output_file = f"full_df_{current_datetime}.parquet"
+    df.write_parquet(output_file)
+    logger.info("Data saved to %s", output_file)
+    os.system("pmset sleepnow")
+else:
+    logger.error("No valid pieces to save")
 
-current_datetime = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
-output_file = f"full_df_{current_datetime}.parquet"
-df.write_parquet(output_file)
-logger.info("Data saved to %s", output_file)
+os.system("pmset sleepnow")
diff --git a/data_ingest/utils/pieces.py b/data_ingest/utils/pieces.py
index 9e4a803..d8ba4b0 100644
--- a/data_ingest/utils/pieces.py
+++ b/data_ingest/utils/pieces.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import logging
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, TypedDict
 
@@ -6,7 +7,25 @@
 from helpers import (convert_empty_vals_to_none, parse_key_signature,
                      standardize_dict_keys)
 from movements import Movement, parse_movements
+from requests import Session
+from requests.adapters import HTTPAdapter
+from urllib3.util.retry import Retry
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def create_session_with_retries():
+    session = Session()
+    retries = Retry(
+        total=5,  # total number of retries
+        backoff_factor=1,  # wait 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 seconds between retries
+        status_forcelist=[500, 502, 503, 504],  # retry on these HTTP status codes
+        allowed_methods=["GET", "HEAD", "OPTIONS"]  # only retry on these methods
+    )
+    adapter = HTTPAdapter(max_retries=retries)
+    session.mount("http://", adapter)
+    session.mount("https://", adapter)
+    return session
 
 @dataclass
 class Piece:
@@ -97,10 +116,17 @@ def create_piece(
 ) -> Optional[Piece]:
     if not data and not url:
         raise ValueError("No data or url argument found")
-
+    
     if url:
-        response = requests.get(url, timeout=10)
-        data = BeautifulSoup(response.text, "html.parser")
+        try:
+            session = create_session_with_retries()
+            response = session.get(url, timeout=10)
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            data = BeautifulSoup(response.text, "html.parser")
+        except (requests.exceptions.SSLError, requests.exceptions.RequestException) as e:
+            logging.error(f"Request failed for {url}: {str(e)}")
+            return None
+
 
     if not data:
         raise ValueError("Beautiful soup object could not be initialized")