diff --git a/src/ebusloop.cpp b/src/ebusloop.cpp
index 8ab425b2..2387fdda 100644
--- a/src/ebusloop.cpp
+++ b/src/ebusloop.cpp
@@ -192,6 +192,10 @@ void* EBusLoop::run()
 				}
 			}
 
+			// get bus retry
+			if (busResult == RESULT_BUS_PRIOR_RETRY)
+				L.log(bus, trace, " getBus prior retry");
+
 			if (busResult == RESULT_ERR_BUS_LOST) {
 				L.log(bus, trace, " getBus failure");
 				if (lookbusretries >= m_lookbusretries) {
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 4b90dd96..9ad1056e 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ void define_args()
 		  "\tnumber retries send ebus command (2)",
 		  Appl::type_int, Appl::opt_mandatory);
 
-	A.addItem("p_lookbusretries", Appl::Param(5), "", "lookbusretries",
-		  "number retries to look ebus (5)",
+	A.addItem("p_lookbusretries", Appl::Param(2), "", "lookbusretries",
+		  "number retries to look ebus (2)",
 		  Appl::type_int, Appl::opt_mandatory);
 
 	A.addItem("p_recvtimeout", Appl::Param(15000), "", "recvtimeout",