diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0336d6cf8..476661592 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+## 2.2.0-alpha.2
+
+### Updates
+* Changed `onJWTError` to `onJwtError`
+* Changed `IterableRetryBackoff` enum keys to be lowercase for consistency
+  across application
+
+### Fixes
+* Fixed Android `retryInterval` not being updated on re-initialization.
+
 ## 2.2.0-alpha.1
 
 ### Updates
@@ -6,7 +16,6 @@
 ### Fixes
 * [SDK-151] Fixed "cannot read property authtoken of undefined" error
 
-
 ## 2.2.0-alpha.0
 
 ### Updates
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/iterable/reactnative/RNIterableAPIModuleImpl.java b/android/src/main/java/com/iterable/reactnative/RNIterableAPIModuleImpl.java
index 57cf9a0b8..98340a1f7 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/iterable/reactnative/RNIterableAPIModuleImpl.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/iterable/reactnative/RNIterableAPIModuleImpl.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import com.iterable.iterableapi.IterableActionContext;
 import com.iterable.iterableapi.IterableApi;
 import com.iterable.iterableapi.IterableAuthHandler;
+import com.iterable.iterableapi.IterableAuthManager;
 import com.iterable.iterableapi.IterableConfig;
 import com.iterable.iterableapi.IterableCustomActionHandler;
 import com.iterable.iterableapi.IterableAttributionInfo;
@@ -88,7 +89,36 @@ public void initializeWithApiKey(String apiKey, ReadableMap configReadableMap, S
             configBuilder.setAuthHandler(this);
         }
 
-        IterableApi.initialize(reactContext, apiKey, configBuilder.build());
+        IterableConfig config = configBuilder.build();
+        IterableApi.initialize(reactContext, apiKey, config);
+
+        // Update retry policy on existing authManager if it was already created
+        // This fixes the issue where retryInterval is not respected after
+        // re-initialization
+        // TODO [SDK-197]: Fix the root cause of this issue, instead of this hack
+        try {
+            // Use reflection to access package-private fields and methods
+            java.lang.reflect.Field configRetryPolicyField = config.getClass().getDeclaredField("retryPolicy");
+            configRetryPolicyField.setAccessible(true);
+            Object retryPolicy = configRetryPolicyField.get(config);
+
+            if (retryPolicy != null) {
+                java.lang.reflect.Method getAuthManagerMethod = IterableApi.getInstance().getClass().getDeclaredMethod("getAuthManager");
+                getAuthManagerMethod.setAccessible(true);
+                IterableAuthManager authManager = (IterableAuthManager) getAuthManagerMethod.invoke(IterableApi.getInstance());
+
+                if (authManager != null) {
+                    // Update the retry policy field on the authManager
+                    java.lang.reflect.Field authRetryPolicyField = authManager.getClass().getDeclaredField("authRetryPolicy");
+                    authRetryPolicyField.setAccessible(true);
+                    authRetryPolicyField.set(authManager, retryPolicy);
+                    IterableLogger.d(TAG, "Updated retry policy on existing authManager");
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            IterableLogger.e(TAG, "Failed to update retry policy: " + e.getMessage());
+        }
+
         IterableApi.getInstance().setDeviceAttribute("reactNativeSDKVersion", version);
 
         IterableApi.getInstance().getInAppManager().addListener(this);
@@ -122,7 +152,36 @@ public void initialize2WithApiKey(String apiKey, ReadableMap configReadableMap,
         // override in the Android SDK.  Check with @Ayyanchira and @evantk91 to
         // see what the best approach is.
 
-        IterableApi.initialize(reactContext, apiKey, configBuilder.build());
+        IterableConfig config = configBuilder.build();
+        IterableApi.initialize(reactContext, apiKey, config);
+
+        // Update retry policy on existing authManager if it was already created
+        // This fixes the issue where retryInterval is not respected after
+        // re-initialization
+        // TODO [SDK-197]: Fix the root cause of this issue, instead of this hack
+        try {
+            // Use reflection to access package-private fields and methods
+            java.lang.reflect.Field configRetryPolicyField = config.getClass().getDeclaredField("retryPolicy");
+            configRetryPolicyField.setAccessible(true);
+            Object retryPolicy = configRetryPolicyField.get(config);
+
+            if (retryPolicy != null) {
+                java.lang.reflect.Method getAuthManagerMethod = IterableApi.getInstance().getClass().getDeclaredMethod("getAuthManager");
+                getAuthManagerMethod.setAccessible(true);
+                IterableAuthManager authManager = (IterableAuthManager) getAuthManagerMethod.invoke(IterableApi.getInstance());
+
+                if (authManager != null) {
+                    // Update the retry policy field on the authManager
+                    java.lang.reflect.Field authRetryPolicyField = authManager.getClass().getDeclaredField("authRetryPolicy");
+                    authRetryPolicyField.setAccessible(true);
+                    authRetryPolicyField.set(authManager, retryPolicy);
+                    IterableLogger.d(TAG, "Updated retry policy on existing authManager");
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            IterableLogger.e(TAG, "Failed to update retry policy: " + e.getMessage());
+        }
+
         IterableApi.getInstance().setDeviceAttribute("reactNativeSDKVersion", version);
 
         IterableApi.getInstance().getInAppManager().addListener(this);
diff --git a/example/src/hooks/useIterableApp.tsx b/example/src/hooks/useIterableApp.tsx
index 9f72f0cf8..0022fdb4c 100644
--- a/example/src/hooks/useIterableApp.tsx
+++ b/example/src/hooks/useIterableApp.tsx
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ const EMAIL_REGEX = /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/;
 
 const getIsEmail = (id: string) => EMAIL_REGEX.test(id);
 
+let lastTimeStamp = 0;
+
 export const IterableAppProvider: FunctionComponent<
   React.PropsWithChildren<unknown>
 > = ({ children }) => {
@@ -141,9 +143,7 @@ export const IterableAppProvider: FunctionComponent<
 
   const initialize = useCallback(
     (navigation: Navigation) => {
-      if (getUserId()) {
-        login();
-      }
+      logout();
 
       const config = new IterableConfig();
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export const IterableAppProvider: FunctionComponent<
 
       config.retryPolicy = {
         maxRetry: 5,
-        retryInterval: 10,
+        retryInterval: 5,
         retryBackoff: IterableRetryBackoff.linear,
       };
 
@@ -199,8 +199,16 @@ export const IterableAppProvider: FunctionComponent<
         process.env.ITBL_JWT_SECRET
       ) {
         config.authHandler = async () => {
+          console.group('authHandler');
+          const now = Date.now();
+          if (lastTimeStamp !== 0) {
+            console.log('Time since last call:', now - lastTimeStamp);
+          }
+          lastTimeStamp = now;
+          console.groupEnd();
+
+          // return 'InvalidToken'; // Uncomment this to test the failure callback
           const token = await getJwtToken();
-          // return 'SomethingNotValid'; // Uncomment this to test the failure callback
           return token;
         };
       }
@@ -219,6 +227,10 @@ export const IterableAppProvider: FunctionComponent<
         .then((isSuccessful) => {
           setIsInitialized(isSuccessful);
 
+          if (isSuccessful && getUserId()) {
+            return login();
+          }
+
           if (!isSuccessful) {
             return Promise.reject('`Iterable.initialize` failed');
           }
@@ -242,6 +254,8 @@ export const IterableAppProvider: FunctionComponent<
   const logout = useCallback(() => {
     Iterable.setEmail(null);
     Iterable.setUserId(null);
+    Iterable.logout();
+    lastTimeStamp = 0;
     setIsLoggedIn(false);
   }, []);