Update app.py

app.py

@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ def query(xq, top_k=10, include_values=True, include_metadata=True, filter=None)
             )
             matches = xc['matches']
             break
-        except ProtocolError:
+        except:
+            # force reload
+            pinecone.init(api_key=PINECONE_API_KEY, environment="us-west1-gcp")
+            st.session_state.index = pinecone.Index(INDEX)
             attempt += 1
             matches = []
     if len(matches) == 0: