diff --git a/OmniKit/PumpManager/OmnipodPumpManager.swift b/OmniKit/PumpManager/OmnipodPumpManager.swift
index ced14701f..61b5aa259 100644
--- a/OmniKit/PumpManager/OmnipodPumpManager.swift
+++ b/OmniKit/PumpManager/OmnipodPumpManager.swift
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@ extension OmnipodPumpManager {
         #if targetEnvironment(simulator)
         // If we're in the simulator, create a mock PodState
         let mockFaultDuringPairing = false
+        let mockCommsErrorDuringPairing = true
         DispatchQueue.global(qos: .userInitiated).asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + .seconds(2)) {
             self.jumpStartPod(address: 0x1f0b3557, lot: 40505, tid: 6439, mockFault: mockFaultDuringPairing)
             let fault: PodInfoFaultEvent? = self.setStateWithResult({ (state) in
@@ -507,6 +508,8 @@ extension OmnipodPumpManager {
             })
             if mockFaultDuringPairing {
                 completion(.failure(PodCommsError.podFault(fault: fault!)))
+            } else if mockCommsErrorDuringPairing {
+                completion(.failure(PodCommsError.noResponse))
             } else {
                 let mockPrimeDuration = TimeInterval(.seconds(3))
                 completion(.success(mockPrimeDuration))
diff --git a/OmniKitUI/ViewControllers/PairPodSetupViewController.swift b/OmniKitUI/ViewControllers/PairPodSetupViewController.swift
index 5cbc72db0..885fd87ea 100644
--- a/OmniKitUI/ViewControllers/PairPodSetupViewController.swift
+++ b/OmniKitUI/ViewControllers/PairPodSetupViewController.swift
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ class PairPodSetupViewController: SetupTableViewController {
     
     var rileyLinkPumpManager: RileyLinkPumpManager!
     
+    var previouslyEncounteredWeakComms: Bool = false
+    
     var pumpManager: OmnipodPumpManager! {
         didSet {
             if oldValue == nil && pumpManager != nil {
@@ -123,17 +125,23 @@ class PairPodSetupViewController: SetupTableViewController {
                 return
             }
             
-            var errorText = lastError?.localizedDescription
+            var errorStrings: [String]
             
             if let error = lastError as? LocalizedError {
-                let localizedText = [error.errorDescription, error.failureReason, error.recoverySuggestion].compactMap({ $0 }).joined(separator: ". ") + "."
-                
-                if !localizedText.isEmpty {
-                    errorText = localizedText
+                errorStrings = [error.errorDescription, error.failureReason, error.recoverySuggestion].compactMap { $0 }
+            } else {
+                errorStrings = [lastError?.localizedDescription].compactMap { $0 }
+            }
+            
+            if let commsError = lastError as? PodCommsError, commsError.possibleWeakCommsCause {
+                if previouslyEncounteredWeakComms {
+                    errorStrings.append(LocalizedString("If the problem persists, move to a new area and try again", comment: "Additional pairing recovery suggestion on multiple pairing failures"))
+                } else {
+                    previouslyEncounteredWeakComms = true
                 }
             }
             
-            loadingText = errorText
+            loadingText = errorStrings.joined(separator: ". ") + "."
             
             // If we have an error, update the continue state
             if let podCommsError = lastError as? PodCommsError,
@@ -207,6 +215,17 @@ class PairPodSetupViewController: SetupTableViewController {
     }
 }
 
+private extension PodCommsError {
+    var possibleWeakCommsCause: Bool {
+        switch self {
+        case .invalidData, .noResponse:
+            return true
+        default:
+            return false
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 private extension SetupButton {
     func setPairTitle() {
         setTitle(LocalizedString("Pair", comment: "Button title to pair with pod during setup"), for: .normal)