diff --git a/typescript/.changeset/quiet-tools-retry.md b/typescript/.changeset/quiet-tools-retry.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6c792d27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/typescript/.changeset/quiet-tools-retry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@coinbase/agentkit": patch
+---
+
+Fixed Base Account permission lookup errors so the retry policy can handle them.
diff --git a/typescript/agentkit/src/action-providers/baseAccount/README.md b/typescript/agentkit/src/action-providers/baseAccount/README.md
index 9e5ba83e3..37c239bea 100644
--- a/typescript/agentkit/src/action-providers/baseAccount/README.md
+++ b/typescript/agentkit/src/action-providers/baseAccount/README.md
@@ -58,5 +58,6 @@ The Base Account provider only supports **Base mainnet** (`base-mainnet`), as Ba
 - Permissions have time-based limits and spending allowances
 - Token amounts are automatically formatted with proper decimals and display token names
 - If no specific amount is provided, the full remaining allowance will be used
+- Permission lookup failures are retried and reported instead of being treated as no permissions
 
 For more information on **Base Account spend permissions**, visit [Base Account Documentation](https://docs.base.org/base-account).
diff --git a/typescript/agentkit/src/action-providers/baseAccount/baseAccountActionProvider.test.ts b/typescript/agentkit/src/action-providers/baseAccount/baseAccountActionProvider.test.ts
index 61f7b968f..18783c95d 100644
--- a/typescript/agentkit/src/action-providers/baseAccount/baseAccountActionProvider.test.ts
+++ b/typescript/agentkit/src/action-providers/baseAccount/baseAccountActionProvider.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 } from "./schemas";
 import { EvmWalletProvider } from "../../wallet-providers";
 import { getTokenDetails } from "../erc20/utils";
+import { retryWithExponentialBackoff } from "../../utils";
 
 // Mock the getTokenDetails function from ERC20 utils
 jest.mock("../erc20/utils", () => ({
@@ -20,7 +21,14 @@ jest.mock("@base-org/account/spend-permission", () => ({
   prepareRevokeCallData: jest.fn(),
 }));
 
+jest.mock("../../utils", () => ({
+  retryWithExponentialBackoff: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
 const mockGetTokenDetails = getTokenDetails as jest.MockedFunction<typeof getTokenDetails>;
+const mockRetryWithExponentialBackoff = retryWithExponentialBackoff as jest.MockedFunction<
+  typeof retryWithExponentialBackoff
+>;
 
 // Get references to the mocked functions from the mocked modules
 const mockFetchPermissions = jest.fn();
@@ -198,6 +206,8 @@ describe("BaseAccountActionProvider", () => {
     mockPrepareSpendCallData.mockReset();
     mockPrepareRevokeCallData.mockReset();
     mockGetTokenDetails.mockReset();
+    mockRetryWithExponentialBackoff.mockReset();
+    mockRetryWithExponentialBackoff.mockImplementation(async fn => await fn());
   });
 
   describe("supportsNetwork", () => {
@@ -236,6 +246,26 @@ describe("BaseAccountActionProvider", () => {
       expect(parsedResponse.permissionsCount).toBe(0);
     });
 
+    it("should report permission lookup errors instead of an empty permission set", async () => {
+      const consoleErrorSpy = jest.spyOn(console, "error").mockImplementation();
+      mockFetchPermissions.mockRejectedValue(new Error("permission service unavailable"));
+
+      const response = await actionProvider.listBaseAccountSpendPermissions(mockWallet, {
+        baseAccount: MOCK_BASE_ACCOUNT,
+      });
+      const parsedResponse = JSON.parse(response);
+
+      expect(parsedResponse.success).toBe(false);
+      expect(parsedResponse.error).toContain("permission service unavailable");
+      expect(parsedResponse.error).not.toContain("No spend permissions found");
+      expect(mockRetryWithExponentialBackoff).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(Function), 3, 1000);
+      expect(consoleErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        "Error listing spend permissions:",
+        expect.any(Error),
+      );
+      consoleErrorSpy.mockRestore();
+    });
+
     it("should list permissions when found", async () => {
       mockFetchPermissions.mockResolvedValue([mockPermission]);
 
diff --git a/typescript/agentkit/src/action-providers/baseAccount/baseAccountActionProvider.ts b/typescript/agentkit/src/action-providers/baseAccount/baseAccountActionProvider.ts
index 9eeb27bef..1de3f05ee 100644
--- a/typescript/agentkit/src/action-providers/baseAccount/baseAccountActionProvider.ts
+++ b/typescript/agentkit/src/action-providers/baseAccount/baseAccountActionProvider.ts
@@ -33,24 +33,19 @@ async function fetchUserSpendPermissions(
   spenderAccount: Address,
   tokenAddress?: Address,
 ): Promise<FetchedPermission[]> {
-  try {
-    const permissions = await fetchPermissions({
-      account: userAccount,
-      chainId: 8453,
-      spender: spenderAccount,
-    });
-
-    if (tokenAddress) {
-      return permissions.filter(
-        p => p.permission?.token?.toLowerCase() === tokenAddress.toLowerCase(),
-      );
-    }
-
-    return permissions;
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error("❌ Failed to fetch spend permissions:", error);
-    return [];
+  const permissions = await fetchPermissions({
+    account: userAccount,
+    chainId: 8453,
+    spender: spenderAccount,
+  });
+
+  if (tokenAddress) {
+    return permissions.filter(
+      p => p.permission?.token?.toLowerCase() === tokenAddress.toLowerCase(),
+    );
   }
+
+  return permissions;
 }
 
 /**