diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 3ea2d56..af5999a 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -3455,12 +3455,12 @@ wl_status_t wifiManager(void) {
         WiFi.begin(_ssid, _pwd);
 
         uint8_t tryCount=0;
-        while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED && tryCount <= 4) {
+        while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED && tryCount <= 12) {
             delay(500);
             Serial.print(F("."));
             tryCount++;
             wifiCheckLastTimestamp = millis();
-            if (tryCount >= 4 && WiFi.status() == WL_CONNECT_FAILED) {
+            if (tryCount >= 6 && WiFi.status() == WL_CONNECT_FAILED) {
                 WiFi.begin(_ssid, _pwd);        // ESP32-workaround (otherwise WiFi-connection sometimes fails)
             }
         }
@@ -5196,4 +5196,4 @@ void audio_icyurl(const char *info) {  //homepage
 void audio_lasthost(const char *info) {  //stream URL played
     snprintf(logBuf, serialLoglength, "lasthost    : %s", info);
     loggerNl(serialDebug, logBuf, LOGLEVEL_INFO);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}