diff --git a/src/Akka.Persistence.Migration/Actors/PersistenceWriterActor.cs b/src/Akka.Persistence.Migration/Actors/PersistenceWriterActor.cs
index 1d255a7..153c2be 100644
--- a/src/Akka.Persistence.Migration/Actors/PersistenceWriterActor.cs
+++ b/src/Akka.Persistence.Migration/Actors/PersistenceWriterActor.cs
@@ -7,13 +7,9 @@
 
 namespace Akka.Persistence.Migration.Actors;
 
-public class PersistenceWriterActor: ReceivePersistentActor, IWithTimers
+public class PersistenceWriterActor: ReceivePersistenceWithRetryActor<object, object>
 {
-    private readonly ILoggingAdapter _log;
-    private readonly List<Exception> _exceptions = [];
-    private readonly int _maxRetries;
-    private readonly TimeSpan _retryInterval;
-    private PersistenceWriterProtocol.IOperation? _currentOperation;
+    private IActorRef? _sender;
     
     public PersistenceWriterActor(MigrationOptions options, string persistenceId)
     {
@@ -21,15 +17,14 @@ public PersistenceWriterActor(MigrationOptions options, string persistenceId)
 
         JournalPluginId = options.ToJournalId;
         SnapshotPluginId = options.ToSnapshotStoreId;
-        _maxRetries = options.MaxRetries;
-        _retryInterval = options.RetryInterval;
-        _log = Context.GetLogger();
-        
+        MaxRetries = options.MaxRetries;
+        RetryInterval = options.RetryInterval;
         Become(Idle);
     }
     
     public override string PersistenceId { get; }
-    public ITimerScheduler Timers { get; set; } = null!;
+    protected override int MaxRetries { get; }
+    protected override TimeSpan RetryInterval { get; }
     
     private void Idle()
     {
@@ -43,109 +38,64 @@ private void Idle()
         {
             HandleSaveSnapshot(snapshot.Snapshot, Sender);
         });
+        
+        CommandRetry();
+        
         CommandAny(HandleUnhandled);
     }
     
     private void Writing()
     {
-        Command<PersistenceWriterProtocol.PersistFailed>(fail => HandleFailure(fail.Cause));
-        Command<SaveSnapshotSuccess>(_ => Self.Tell(PersistenceWriterProtocol.SnapshotWriteCompleted.Instance));
-        Command<SaveSnapshotFailure>(fail => HandleFailure(fail.Cause));
-        Command<PersistenceWriterProtocol.Retry>(_ => HandleRetry());
-        Command<PersistenceWriterProtocol.IWriteSucceeded>(HandleComplete);
+        CommandRetry();
+        
         CommandAny(HandleUnhandled);
     }
     
     private void HandlePersist(object evt, IActorRef sender)
     {
-        _currentOperation ??= new PersistenceWriterProtocol.PersistOperation(evt, sender);
+        _sender = sender;
         Become(Writing);
         
-        _log.Debug($"Migrating event {evt}");
-        Persist(evt, _ =>
+        Log.Debug($"Migrating event {evt}");
+        PersistWithRetry(evt, _ =>
         {
-            _log.Debug($"Event {evt} migrated");
-            Self.Tell(PersistenceWriterProtocol.PersistWriteCompleted.Instance);
+            Log.Debug($"Event {evt} migrated");
+            _sender.Tell(PersistenceWriterProtocol.PersistWriteCompleted.Instance);
+            _sender = null;
+        
+            Become(Idle);
         });
     }
     
     private void HandleSaveSnapshot(object snapshot, IActorRef sender)
     {
-        _currentOperation ??= new PersistenceWriterProtocol.SnapshotOperation(snapshot, sender);
+        _sender = sender;
         Become(Writing);
         
-        SaveSnapshot(snapshot);
+        SaveSnapshotWithRetry(snapshot);
     }
     
-    private void HandleComplete(PersistenceWriterProtocol.IWriteSucceeded message)
+    private void HandleUnhandled(object msg)
     {
-        _exceptions.Clear();
-        _currentOperation!.ReplyTo.Tell(message);
-        _currentOperation = null;
-        
-        Become(Idle);
+        Log.Error($"Illegal out of band command detected: {msg}");
+        Unhandled(msg);
     }
     
-    private void HandleRetry()
+    protected override void OnPersistFailure(Exception cause)
     {
-        switch (_currentOperation)
-        {
-            case PersistenceWriterProtocol.PersistOperation p:
-                HandlePersist(p.Message, p.ReplyTo);
-                break;
-            case PersistenceWriterProtocol.SnapshotOperation s:
-                HandleSaveSnapshot(s.Message, s.ReplyTo);
-                break;
-            default:
-                throw new AggregateException($"Unknown migration operation: {_currentOperation!.GetType()}", _exceptions);
-        }
+        _sender.Tell(new PersistenceWriterProtocol.PersistFailed(cause));
     }
     
-    private void HandleFailure(Exception cause)
+    protected override void OnSaveSnapshotSuccess(SaveSnapshotSuccess success)
     {
-        if (_currentOperation is null)
-            throw new NullReferenceException("_currentOperation should not be null");
+        _sender.Tell(PersistenceWriterProtocol.SnapshotWriteCompleted.Instance);
+        _sender = null;
         
-        _exceptions.Add(cause);
-        if (_exceptions.Count < _maxRetries)
-        {
-            _log.Info("{0} write operation failed ({1}/{2}), retrying in {3} seconds...", 
-                _currentOperation.Name, _exceptions.Count, _maxRetries, _retryInterval.TotalSeconds);
-            
-            Timers.StartSingleTimer(PersistenceWriterProtocol.Retry.Instance, PersistenceWriterProtocol.Retry.Instance, _retryInterval);
-            return;
-        }
-        
-        try
-        {
-            throw new AggregateException(
-                message: string.Format(_currentOperation.ErrorMessage, _maxRetries),
-                innerExceptions: _exceptions);
-        }
-        catch (AggregateException ex)
-        {
-            _log.Error(ex, _currentOperation.ErrorMessage, _maxRetries);
-            _currentOperation.ReplyTo.Tell(_currentOperation.FailedMessage(ex));
-        }
-    }
-    
-    private void HandleUnhandled(object msg)
-    {
-        _log.Error($"Illegal out of band command detected: {msg}");
-        Unhandled(msg);
-    }
-    
-    protected override void OnPersistFailure(Exception cause, object @event, long sequenceNr)
-    {
-        Log.Warning(cause, "Rejected to persist event type [{0}] with sequence number [{1}] for persistenceId [{2}] due to [{3}].",
-            @event.GetType(), sequenceNr, PersistenceId, cause.Message);
-        _currentOperation?.ReplyTo.Tell(new PersistenceWriterProtocol.PersistFailed(cause));
+        Become(Idle);
     }
-    
-    protected override void OnPersistRejected(Exception cause, object @event, long sequenceNr)
+
+    protected override void OnSaveSnapshotFailure(Exception cause)
     {
-        Log.Warning(cause, "Rejected to persist event type [{0}] with sequence number [{1}] for persistenceId [{2}] due to [{3}].",
-            @event.GetType(), sequenceNr, PersistenceId, cause.Message);
-        Self.Tell(new PersistenceWriterProtocol.PersistFailed(cause));
+        _sender.Tell(new PersistenceWriterProtocol.SnapshotFailed(cause));
     }
 }