diff --git a/master/fsm_master.c b/master/fsm_master.c
index e9ec0c88..719e91bf 100644
--- a/master/fsm_master.c
+++ b/master/fsm_master.c
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ void ec_fsm_master_state_start(
     ec_datagram_brd(fsm->datagram, 0x0130, 2);
     ec_datagram_zero(fsm->datagram);
     fsm->datagram->device_index = fsm->dev_idx;
+    fsm->retries = EC_FSM_RETRIES;
     fsm->state = ec_fsm_master_state_broadcast;
 }
 
@@ -260,6 +261,10 @@ void ec_fsm_master_state_broadcast(
     ec_slave_t *slave;
     ec_master_t *master = fsm->master;
 
+    if (datagram->state == EC_DATAGRAM_TIMED_OUT && fsm->retries--) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     // bus topology change?
     if (datagram->working_counter != fsm->slaves_responding[fsm->dev_idx]) {
         fsm->rescan_required = 1;