diff --git a/src/drivers/airspeed/airspeed.cpp b/src/drivers/airspeed/airspeed.cpp
index e54f5b3abe..1ec61eb60b 100644
--- a/src/drivers/airspeed/airspeed.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/airspeed/airspeed.cpp
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ Airspeed::probe()
 	*/
 	_retries = 4;
 	int ret = measure();
-	_retries = 0;
+	_retries = 2;
 	return ret;
 }