diff --git a/libraries/WiFiS3/src/Modem.cpp b/libraries/WiFiS3/src/Modem.cpp
index 7aa34391a..d20b1bc7d 100644
--- a/libraries/WiFiS3/src/Modem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/WiFiS3/src/Modem.cpp
@@ -30,14 +30,18 @@ ModemClass::~ModemClass() {
 }
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-void ModemClass::begin(int badurate){
+void ModemClass::begin(int badurate, int retry){
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
    if(_serial != nullptr && !beginned) {
       _serial->begin(badurate);
-      beginned = true;
       string res = "";
       _serial->flush();
-      modem.write(string(PROMPT(_SOFTRESETWIFI)),res, "%s" , CMD(_SOFTRESETWIFI));
+      modem.timeout(500);
+      while(!beginned && retry > 0) {
+         beginned = modem.write(string(PROMPT(_SOFTRESETWIFI)),res, "%s" , CMD(_SOFTRESETWIFI));
+         retry -= 1;
+      }
+      modem.timeout(MODEM_TIMEOUT);
    }
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/WiFiS3/src/Modem.h b/libraries/WiFiS3/src/Modem.h
index 3f785bc9d..d340dd976 100644
--- a/libraries/WiFiS3/src/Modem.h
+++ b/libraries/WiFiS3/src/Modem.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class ModemClass {
   ModemClass(UART * _serial);
   ~ModemClass();
 
-  void begin(int badurate = 115200);
+  void begin(int badurate = 115200, int retry = 3);
   void end();
   bool write(const std::string &cmd, std::string &str, const char * fmt, ...);
   void write_nowait(const std::string &cmd, std::string &str, const char * fmt, ...);