diff --git a/lib/async.ts b/lib/async.ts
index cf81f6b..b8dbdd4 100644
--- a/lib/async.ts
+++ b/lib/async.ts
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ class Scheduler {
     const param = {
       func: name,
       version: opts.version,
+      retryPolicy: opts.retry,
       args,
     };
 
diff --git a/lib/core/encoders/json.ts b/lib/core/encoders/json.ts
index 08ee92d..fd627a4 100644
--- a/lib/core/encoders/json.ts
+++ b/lib/core/encoders/json.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ export class JSONEncoder implements IEncoder<unknown, string | undefined> {
     }
 
     return JSON.stringify(data, (_, value) => {
+      if (value === Infinity) {
+        return "Infinity";
+      }
+
+      if (value === -Infinity) {
+        return "-Infinity";
+      }
+
       if (value instanceof AggregateError) {
         return {
           __type: "aggregate_error",
@@ -53,6 +61,14 @@ export class JSONEncoder implements IEncoder<unknown, string | undefined> {
     }
 
     return JSON.parse(data, (_, value) => {
+      if (value === "Infinity") {
+        return Infinity;
+      }
+
+      if (value === "-Infinity") {
+        return Infinity;
+      }
+
       if (value?.__type === "aggregate_error") {
         return Object.assign(new AggregateError(value.errors, value.message), value);
       }
diff --git a/lib/core/invocation.ts b/lib/core/invocation.ts
index 435fc4b..f98b273 100644
--- a/lib/core/invocation.ts
+++ b/lib/core/invocation.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ export class Invocation<T> {
     // - the current time plus the user provided relative time
     // - the parent timeout
     this.timeout = Math.min(this.createdOn + this.opts.timeout, this.parent?.timeout ?? Infinity);
-
     this.retryPolicy = this.opts.retry;
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/core/retry.ts b/lib/core/retry.ts
index f7d758f..2b86166 100644
--- a/lib/core/retry.ts
+++ b/lib/core/retry.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,44 @@ export type Never = {
   kind: "never";
 };
 
+export function isRetryPolicy(value: unknown): value is RetryPolicy {
+  // Check if the value is an object
+  if (typeof value !== "object" || value === null) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Check if the object has a 'kind' property and if its value is a valid kind string
+  const kindValue = (value as RetryPolicy).kind;
+  if (kindValue !== "exponential" && kindValue !== "linear" && kindValue !== "never") {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Check if the object matches the corresponding type based on the 'kind' value
+  switch (kindValue) {
+    case "exponential":
+      return (
+        "initialDelayMs" in value &&
+        "backoffFactor" in value &&
+        "maxAttempts" in value &&
+        "maxDelayMs" in value &&
+        typeof (value as Exponential).initialDelayMs === "number" &&
+        typeof (value as Exponential).backoffFactor === "number" &&
+        typeof (value as Exponential).maxAttempts === "number" &&
+        typeof (value as Exponential).maxDelayMs === "number"
+      );
+    case "linear":
+      return (
+        "delayMs" in value &&
+        "maxAttempts" in value &&
+        typeof (value as Linear).delayMs === "number" &&
+        typeof (value as Linear).maxAttempts === "number"
+      );
+    case "never":
+      return true; // No additional properties to check for 'never' type
+    default:
+      return false; // unreachable
+  }
+}
 export function exponential(
   initialDelayMs: number = 100,
   backoffFactor: number = 2,
@@ -45,6 +83,16 @@ export function never(): Never {
   return { kind: "never" };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns an iterable iterator that yields delay values for each retry attempt,
+ * based on the specified retry policy.
+ * The iterator stops yielding delay values when either the timeout is reached or the maximum
+ * number of attempts is exceeded.
+ *
+ * @param ctx - The context object containing the retry policy, attempt number, and timeout.
+ * @returns An iterable iterator that yields delay values for each retry attempt.
+ *
+ */
 export function retryIterator<T extends { retryPolicy: RetryPolicy; attempt: number; timeout: number }>(
   ctx: T,
 ): IterableIterator<number> {
diff --git a/lib/resonate.ts b/lib/resonate.ts
index 723a743..26157cb 100644
--- a/lib/resonate.ts
+++ b/lib/resonate.ts
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ export abstract class ResonateBase {
     }
 
     const {
-      opts: { version, timeout, tags: promiseTags },
+      opts: { retry, version, timeout, tags: promiseTags },
     } = this.functions[funcName][opts.version];
 
     const idempotencyKey =
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ export abstract class ResonateBase {
     const promiseParam = {
       func: funcName,
       version,
+      retryPolicy: retry,
       args,
     };
 
@@ -269,12 +270,14 @@ export abstract class ResonateBase {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Start the resonate service.
+   * Start the resonate service which continually checks for pending promises
+   * every `delay` ms.
    *
    * @param delay Frequency in ms to check for pending promises.
    */
   start(delay: number = 5000) {
     clearInterval(this.interval);
+    this._start();
     this.interval = setInterval(() => this._start(), delay);
   }
 
@@ -328,9 +331,12 @@ export abstract class ResonateBase {
             "version" in param &&
             typeof param.version === "number" &&
             "args" in param &&
-            Array.isArray(param.args)
+            Array.isArray(param.args) &&
+            "retryPolicy" in param &&
+            retryPolicy.isRetryPolicy(param.retryPolicy)
           ) {
             const { func, opts } = this.functions[param.func][param.version];
+            opts.retry = param.retryPolicy;
             this.execute(param.func, promise.id, func, param.args, opts, opts, promise);
           }
         }
diff --git a/test/resonate.test.ts b/test/resonate.test.ts
index 8c9197b..6a075bd 100644
--- a/test/resonate.test.ts
+++ b/test/resonate.test.ts
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ describe("Resonate", () => {
         expect(() => schedule(resonate, "baz", "", () => {})).toThrow("Function baz version 1 already registered");
 
         register(resonate, "qux", () => {});
-        expect(() => resonate.schedule("qux", "x", "qux")).rejects.toThrow();
-        expect(() => resonate.schedule("qux", "* * * * * * *", "qux")).rejects.toThrow();
+        expect(resonate.schedule("qux", "x", "qux")).rejects.toThrow();
+        expect(resonate.schedule("qux", "* * * * * * *", "qux")).rejects.toThrow();
 
         // delete the schedules in order to stop the local
         // store interval that creates promises