diff --git a/packages/runtime/adapters/readmodel-adapters/readmodel-base/src/types.ts b/packages/runtime/adapters/readmodel-adapters/readmodel-base/src/types.ts
index c54a64b7c..723b841d4 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/adapters/readmodel-adapters/readmodel-base/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/adapters/readmodel-adapters/readmodel-base/src/types.ts
@@ -247,7 +247,10 @@ export type ReadModelLedger = {
   IsPaused: boolean
 }
 
-export type MethodNext = () => Promise<void>
+export type MethodNext = (
+  timeout?: number,
+  notificationExtraPayload?: object
+) => Promise<void>
 export type MethodGetRemainingTime = () => number
 export type MethodGetEncryption = () => (
   event: ReadModelEvent
@@ -289,6 +292,7 @@ export type BuildInfo = {
   notificationId: string
   sendTime: number
   coldStart?: boolean
+  [key: string]: any
 }
 
 export type AdapterConnection<
diff --git a/packages/runtime/adapters/replicators/replicator-via-api-handler/src/build.ts b/packages/runtime/adapters/replicators/replicator-via-api-handler/src/build.ts
index 1cfbf2e18..3e991d890 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/adapters/replicators/replicator-via-api-handler/src/build.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/adapters/replicators/replicator-via-api-handler/src/build.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ function statusDataToError(
   }
 }
 
+const isHTTPServiceError = (name: string) =>
+  name === 'FetchError' || name === 'AbortError' || name === 'ServiceError'
+
+const getBuildDelay = (iterationNumber: number) => {
+  return 30000 * 2 ** iterationNumber
+}
+
 const BATCH_PROCESSING_POLL_MS = 50
 
 const build: ExternalMethods['build'] = async (
@@ -61,15 +68,30 @@ const build: ExternalMethods['build'] = async (
   modelInterop,
   next,
   eventstoreAdapter,
-  getVacantTimeInMillis
+  getVacantTimeInMillis,
+  buildInfo
 ) => {
   const log = getLog('build')
 
-  await eventstoreAdapter.establishTimeLimit(getVacantTimeInMillis)
+  let iterationNumber = buildInfo.iterationNumber ?? 0
+
+  const delayNext = async (delay: number, error: any) => {
+    log.debug(
+      `Delaying next for ${delay}ms due to service error ${
+        error ? error.name + ': ' + error.message : ''
+      }`
+    )
+    await next(delay, { iterationNumber: iterationNumber + 1 })
+  }
 
   const state = await basePool.getReplicationState(basePool)
   if (state.status === 'error') {
-    log.error('Refuse to start or continue replication with error state')
+    log.error(
+      `Refuse to start or continue replication with error state: ${state.statusData}`
+    )
+    return
+  } else if (state.status === 'serviceError') {
+    await delayNext(getBuildDelay(iterationNumber), state.statusData)
     return
   }
   if (state.paused) {
@@ -78,18 +100,21 @@ const build: ExternalMethods['build'] = async (
   }
 
   const timeLeft = getVacantTimeInMillis()
-  const occupationResult = await basePool.occupyReplication(basePool, timeLeft)
-  if (!occupationResult.success) {
-    log.debug(
-      `Could not occupy replication process. ${occupationResult.message ?? ''}`
-    )
+  try {
+    const result = await basePool.occupyReplication(basePool, timeLeft)
+    if (!result.success) {
+      log.error(`Could not occupy replication process: ${result.message}`)
+      return
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    await delayNext(getBuildDelay(iterationNumber), error)
     return
   }
 
   let iterator = state.iterator
   let localContinue = true
-  const sleepAfterServiceErrorMs = 3000
 
+  await eventstoreAdapter.establishTimeLimit(getVacantTimeInMillis)
   let eventLoader: EventLoader
 
   const onExit = async () => {
@@ -101,7 +126,7 @@ const build: ExternalMethods['build'] = async (
     try {
       await basePool.releaseReplication(basePool)
     } catch (error) {
-      log.error(error)
+      if (!isHTTPServiceError(error.name)) log.error(error)
     }
   }
 
@@ -119,18 +144,14 @@ const build: ExternalMethods['build'] = async (
     )
   } catch (error) {
     await onExit()
-    if (RequestTimeoutError.is(error) || ServiceBusyError.is(error)) {
-      log.debug(
-        `Got non-fatal error, continuing on the next step. ${error.message}`
-      )
+    if (RequestTimeoutError.is(error)) {
       await next()
-      return
-    } else if (ConnectionError.is(error)) {
-      log.error(error)
-      return
+    } else if (ServiceBusyError.is(error)) {
+      await delayNext(getBuildDelay(iterationNumber), error)
     } else {
-      throw error
+      log.error(error)
     }
+    return
   }
 
   log.debug('Starting or continuing replication process')
@@ -150,16 +171,15 @@ const build: ExternalMethods['build'] = async (
         loadEventsResult.events
       )
     } catch (error) {
-      if (RequestTimeoutError.is(error) || ServiceBusyError.is(error)) {
-        log.debug(
-          `Got non-fatal error, continuing on the next step. ${error.message}`
-        )
-        await onExit()
-        return
+      await onExit()
+      if (RequestTimeoutError.is(error)) {
+        await next()
+      } else if (ServiceBusyError.is(error)) {
+        await delayNext(getBuildDelay(iterationNumber), error)
       } else {
-        await onExit()
-        throw error
+        log.error(error)
       }
+      return
     }
     const { cursor: nextCursor, events } = loadEventsResult
     const { existingSecrets, deletedSecrets } = gatheredSecrets
@@ -194,6 +214,7 @@ const build: ExternalMethods['build'] = async (
                 ? (state.statusData.appliedEventsCount as number)
                 : 0
             wasPaused = state.paused
+            iterationNumber = 0
             break
           } else if (state.status === 'serviceError') {
             lastError = statusDataToError(state.statusData, {
@@ -217,23 +238,19 @@ const build: ExternalMethods['build'] = async (
       lastError = error
     }
 
-    const isBuildSuccess = lastError == null && appliedEventsCount > 0
-
-    if (isBuildSuccess) {
+    if (appliedEventsCount > 0) {
       log.verbose(`Replicated batch of ${appliedEventsCount} events`)
     }
 
+    let delay = 0
+    let shouldContinue = appliedEventsCount > 0
     if (lastError) {
-      log.error(lastError)
-      if (
-        lastError.name === 'ServiceError' ||
-        lastError.name === 'AbortError' ||
-        lastError.name === 'FetchError'
-      ) {
-        const vacantTime = getVacantTimeInMillis()
-        if (vacantTime > 0) {
-          await sleep(Math.min(vacantTime, sleepAfterServiceErrorMs))
-        }
+      if (isHTTPServiceError(lastError.name)) {
+        delay = getBuildDelay(iterationNumber)
+        shouldContinue = true
+        localContinue = false
+      } else {
+        shouldContinue = false
       }
     }
 
@@ -241,19 +258,24 @@ const build: ExternalMethods['build'] = async (
       localContinue = false
     }
 
-    if (isBuildSuccess && wasPaused) {
+    if (wasPaused) {
       log.debug('Pausing replication as requested')
       await onExit()
       return
     }
 
-    if (isBuildSuccess && localContinue) {
+    if (shouldContinue && localContinue && delay === 0) {
       log.verbose('Continuing replication in the local build loop')
     } else {
       await onExit()
-      if (isBuildSuccess) {
-        log.debug('Calling next in build')
-        await next()
+      if (lastError)
+        log.error(`Exiting replication loop due to error ${lastError.message}`)
+      if (shouldContinue) {
+        if (delay > 0) {
+          await delayNext(delay, lastError)
+        } else {
+          await next()
+        }
       }
       return
     }
diff --git a/packages/runtime/adapters/replicators/replicator-via-api-handler/src/get-replication-state.ts b/packages/runtime/adapters/replicators/replicator-via-api-handler/src/get-replication-state.ts
index 5db39a8a5..3e43e4a29 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/adapters/replicators/replicator-via-api-handler/src/get-replication-state.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/adapters/replicators/replicator-via-api-handler/src/get-replication-state.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ const getReplicationState: InternalMethods['getReplicationState'] = async ({
     return checkResult
   }
 
+  const defaultValues = {
+    paused: false,
+    iterator: null,
+    successEvent: null,
+    locked: false,
+  }
+
   try {
     const response = await fetch(
       `${targetApplicationUrl}${REPLICATION_STATE.endpoint}`
@@ -25,10 +32,7 @@ const getReplicationState: InternalMethods['getReplicationState'] = async ({
           name: response.statusText,
           message: (state as any).message ?? response.statusText,
         },
-        paused: false,
-        iterator: null,
-        successEvent: null,
-        locked: false,
+        ...defaultValues,
       }
     }
     return state
@@ -45,13 +49,18 @@ const getReplicationState: InternalMethods['getReplicationState'] = async ({
           message: error.message as string,
           stack: error.stack ? (error.stack as string) : null,
         },
-        paused: false,
-        iterator: null,
-        successEvent: null,
-        locked: false,
+        ...defaultValues,
       }
     } else {
-      throw error
+      return {
+        status: 'error',
+        statusData: {
+          name: error.name as string,
+          message: error.message as string,
+          stack: error.stack ? (error.stack as string) : null,
+        },
+        ...defaultValues,
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/runtime/runtimes/runtime-aws-serverless/src/event-subscriber-notifier-factory.ts b/packages/runtime/runtimes/runtime-aws-serverless/src/event-subscriber-notifier-factory.ts
index 7b62c7385..1bbdb4e9c 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/runtimes/runtime-aws-serverless/src/event-subscriber-notifier-factory.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/runtimes/runtime-aws-serverless/src/event-subscriber-notifier-factory.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import STS from 'aws-sdk/clients/sts'
 import type { EventSubscriberNotifier } from '@resolve-js/runtime-base'
 import {
   createEventSubscriberNotification,
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ type NotifierRuntime = {
   invokeLambdaAsync: Function
 }
 
+export const LAMBDA_TO_STEP_FUNCTION_COST_EXPENSE_THRESHOLD_MS = 3000
+
 export const waitForSubscriber = async (isSaga = false) =>
   await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, isSaga ? 10000 : 1000))
 
@@ -136,16 +139,45 @@ export const eventSubscriberNotifierFactory = async (
       ? `arn:aws:sqs:${region}:${accountId}:${userId}-${eventSubscriberScope}-${eventSubscriber}`
       : functionArn
 
-  const invokeBuildAsync = async (parameters: { eventSubscriber: string }) =>
-    useSqs
-      ? await sendSqsMessage(
-          `${userId}-${eventSubscriberScope}-${parameters.eventSubscriber}`,
-          parameters
-        )
-      : await invokeLambdaAsync(functionName, {
-          resolveSource: 'BuildEventSubscriber',
-          ...parameters,
-        })
+  const invokeBuildAsync = async (
+    parameters: { eventSubscriber: string },
+    timeout?: number
+  ) => {
+    if (useSqs) {
+      return await sendSqsMessage(
+        `${userId}-${eventSubscriberScope}-${parameters.eventSubscriber}`,
+        parameters
+      )
+    }
+    const lambdaEvent = {
+      resolveSource: 'BuildEventSubscriber',
+      ...parameters,
+    }
+    if (
+      timeout == null ||
+      timeout < LAMBDA_TO_STEP_FUNCTION_COST_EXPENSE_THRESHOLD_MS
+    ) {
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, timeout))
+      await invokeLambdaAsync(functionName, lambdaEvent)
+    } else {
+      const { Arn } = await new STS().getCallerIdentity().promise()
+      await invokeFunction({
+        Region: process.env.AWS_REGION as string,
+        FunctionName: process.env.RESOLVE_SCHEDULER_LAMBDA_ARN as string,
+        Payload: {
+          functionName: process.env.AWS_LAMBDA_FUNCTION_NAME,
+          event: lambdaEvent,
+          date: new Date(Date.now() + timeout).toISOString(),
+          validationRoleArn: Arn,
+          principial: {
+            accessKeyId: process.env.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID,
+            secretAccessKey: process.env.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY,
+            sessionToken: process.env.AWS_SESSION_TOKEN,
+          },
+        },
+      })
+    }
+  }
 
   const ensureQueue = async (name?: string) => {
     if (!useSqs) {
diff --git a/packages/runtime/runtimes/runtime-base/src/query/wrap-read-model.ts b/packages/runtime/runtimes/runtime-base/src/query/wrap-read-model.ts
index 491a0a14d..23a139ca7 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/runtimes/runtime-base/src/query/wrap-read-model.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/runtimes/runtime-base/src/query/wrap-read-model.ts
@@ -110,17 +110,33 @@ const serializeState = async ({ state }: { state: any }): Promise<string> => {
 const next = async (
   pool: ReadModelPool,
   eventSubscriber: string,
+  timeout?: number,
+  notificationExtraPayload?: object,
   ...args: any[]
 ) => {
   if (args.length > 0) {
     throw new TypeError('Next should be invoked with no arguments')
   }
-  await pool.invokeBuildAsync({
-    eventSubscriber,
-    initiator: 'read-model-next',
-    notificationId: `NT-${Date.now()}${Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000000)}`,
-    sendTime: Date.now(),
-  })
+  if (timeout != null && (isNaN(+timeout) || +timeout < 0)) {
+    throw new TypeError('Timeout should be non-negative integer')
+  }
+  if (
+    notificationExtraPayload != null &&
+    notificationExtraPayload.constructor !== Object
+  ) {
+    throw new TypeError('Notification extra payload should be plain object')
+  }
+
+  await pool.invokeBuildAsync(
+    {
+      eventSubscriber,
+      initiator: 'read-model-next',
+      notificationId: `NT-${Date.now()}${Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000000)}`,
+      sendTime: Date.now(),
+      ...notificationExtraPayload,
+    },
+    timeout != null ? Math.floor(+timeout) : timeout
+  )
 }
 
 const updateCustomReadModel = async (
diff --git a/packages/runtime/runtimes/runtime-base/src/types.ts b/packages/runtime/runtimes/runtime-base/src/types.ts
index 7c0bc240a..f1aeac79b 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/runtimes/runtime-base/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/runtimes/runtime-base/src/types.ts
@@ -126,10 +126,12 @@ export type EventSubscriberNotification = {
   sendTime: number
   event?: Event
   cursor?: string
+  [key: string]: any
 }
 
 export type InvokeBuildAsync = (
-  parameters: EventSubscriberNotification
+  parameters: EventSubscriberNotification,
+  timeout?: number
 ) => Promise<void>
 
 export type { BuildTimeConstants }
diff --git a/packages/runtime/runtimes/runtime-single-process/src/index.ts b/packages/runtime/runtimes/runtime-single-process/src/index.ts
index 9f4134fb9..6871b953c 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/runtimes/runtime-single-process/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/runtimes/runtime-single-process/src/index.ts
@@ -124,16 +124,25 @@ const entry = async (
         getVacantTimeInMillis,
         eventSubscriberScope: constants.applicationName,
         notifyEventSubscriber,
-        invokeBuildAsync: backgroundJob(
-          async (parameters: EventSubscriberNotification) => {
-            const runtime = await createRuntime(factoryParameters)
-            try {
-              return await runtime.eventSubscriber.build(parameters)
-            } finally {
-              await runtime.dispose()
-            }
+        invokeBuildAsync: async (
+          parameters: EventSubscriberNotification,
+          timeout?: number
+        ) => {
+          if (timeout != null && timeout > 0) {
+            await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, timeout))
           }
-        ),
+          const job = backgroundJob(
+            async (parameters: EventSubscriberNotification) => {
+              const runtime = await createRuntime(factoryParameters)
+              try {
+                return await runtime.eventSubscriber.build(parameters)
+              } finally {
+                await runtime.dispose()
+              }
+            }
+          )
+          return await job(parameters)
+        },
         eventListeners: gatherEventListeners(domain, domainInterop),
         uploader: uploaderData?.uploader ?? null,
         sendReactiveEvent: websocketServerData.sendReactiveEvent,