diff --git a/packages/discovery-provider/plugins/pedalboard/apps/relay/src/coreRelay.ts b/packages/discovery-provider/plugins/pedalboard/apps/relay/src/coreRelay.ts
index f1d0130a516..3e5525b847f 100644
--- a/packages/discovery-provider/plugins/pedalboard/apps/relay/src/coreRelay.ts
+++ b/packages/discovery-provider/plugins/pedalboard/apps/relay/src/coreRelay.ts
@@ -20,29 +20,89 @@ import {
 } from './audiusd-sdk/core/v1/types_pb.js'
 
 type ClientType = 'grpc' | 'connect'
-let activeClient: { type: ClientType; client: Client<typeof Protocol | typeof CoreService> } | null = null
 
-async function initializeClients(logger: pino.Logger): Promise<boolean> {
-  if (activeClient) return true
+interface ClientInfo {
+  type: ClientType
+  client: Client<typeof Protocol | typeof CoreService>
+  lastSuccessfulPing: number
+}
+
+const clients: {
+  grpc?: ClientInfo
+  connect?: ClientInfo
+} = {}
+
+let activeClient: ClientInfo | null = null
+
+async function pingClient(clientInfo: ClientInfo): Promise<boolean> {
+  try {
+    if (clientInfo.type === 'grpc') {
+      await (clientInfo.client as Client<typeof Protocol>).ping(create(GrpcPingRequestSchema, {}))
+    } else {
+      await (clientInfo.client as Client<typeof CoreService>).ping(create(PingRequestSchema, {}))
+    }
+    clientInfo.lastSuccessfulPing = Date.now()
+    return true
+  } catch (e) {
+    return false
+  }
+}
+
+async function updateActiveClient(logger: pino.Logger) {
+  // Ping both clients
+  const results = await Promise.all([
+    clients.grpc && pingClient(clients.grpc),
+    clients.connect && pingClient(clients.connect)
+  ])
+
+  // Update active client based on most recent successful ping
+  const grpcSuccess = results[0]
+  const connectSuccess = results[1]
+
+  if (grpcSuccess && connectSuccess) {
+    // Use the client with the most recent successful ping
+    activeClient = clients.grpc!.lastSuccessfulPing > clients.connect!.lastSuccessfulPing
+      ? clients.grpc!
+      : clients.connect!
+  } else if (grpcSuccess) {
+    activeClient = clients.grpc!
+  } else if (connectSuccess) {
+    activeClient = clients.connect!
+  } else {
+    activeClient = null
+  }
 
+  if (activeClient) {
+    logger.info(`Using ${activeClient.type} client for transactions`)
+  } else {
+    logger.error('No clients are currently available')
+  }
+}
+
+async function initializeClients(logger: pino.Logger): Promise<boolean> {
   const config = readConfig()
 
-  // Try GRPC client first
+  // Try GRPC client
   try {
     const grpcTransport = createGrpcTransport({
       baseUrl: config.coreEndpoint,
       useBinaryFormat: true
     })
     const grpcClient = createClient(Protocol, grpcTransport)
-    await grpcClient.ping(create(GrpcPingRequestSchema, {}))
-    activeClient = { type: 'grpc', client: grpcClient }
-    logger.info('Successfully connected using gRPC client')
-    return true
+    const grpcInfo: ClientInfo = {
+      type: 'grpc',
+      client: grpcClient,
+      lastSuccessfulPing: 0
+    }
+    if (await pingClient(grpcInfo)) {
+      clients.grpc = grpcInfo
+      logger.info('Successfully connected using gRPC client')
+    }
   } catch (e) {
-    logger.warn({ err: e }, 'gRPC client ping failed, trying Connect client')
+    logger.warn({ err: e }, 'gRPC client initialization failed')
   }
 
-  // Try Connect client if GRPC failed
+  // Try Connect client
   try {
     const connectTransport = createConnectTransport({
       baseUrl: config.coreEndpoint,
@@ -50,14 +110,30 @@ async function initializeClients(logger: pino.Logger): Promise<boolean> {
       useBinaryFormat: true
     })
     const connectClient = createClient(CoreService, connectTransport)
-    await connectClient.ping(create(PingRequestSchema, {}))
-    activeClient = { type: 'connect', client: connectClient }
-    logger.info('Successfully connected using Connect client')
-    return true
+    const connectInfo: ClientInfo = {
+      type: 'connect',
+      client: connectClient,
+      lastSuccessfulPing: 0
+    }
+    if (await pingClient(connectInfo)) {
+      clients.connect = connectInfo
+      logger.info('Successfully connected using Connect client')
+    }
   } catch (e) {
-    logger.error({ err: e }, 'Both client connection attempts failed')
-    return false
+    logger.warn({ err: e }, 'Connect client initialization failed')
   }
+
+  // Update active client based on ping results
+  await updateActiveClient(logger)
+
+  // Start periodic ping checks if at least one client is available
+  if (activeClient) {
+    setInterval(() => updateActiveClient(logger), 30000) // Check every 30 seconds
+    return true
+  }
+
+  logger.error('Failed to initialize any clients')
+  return false
 }
 
 type CoreRelayResponse = {