diff --git a/yaesu/ft817.c b/yaesu/ft817.c
index e1fd8ecb8..e3cf62cc4 100644
--- a/yaesu/ft817.c
+++ b/yaesu/ft817.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ const struct rig_caps ft817_caps = {
 	.write_delay =         FT817_WRITE_DELAY,
 	.post_write_delay =    FT817_POST_WRITE_DELAY,
 	.timeout =             FT817_TIMEOUT,
-	.retry =               0,
+	.retry =               3,
 	.has_get_func =        RIG_FUNC_NONE,
 	.has_set_func =        RIG_FUNC_LOCK | RIG_FUNC_TONE | RIG_FUNC_TSQL,
 	.has_get_level =       RIG_LEVEL_STRENGTH | RIG_LEVEL_RAWSTR | RIG_LEVEL_RFPOWER,
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ static int ft817_get_status(RIG *rig, int status)
 	unsigned char *data;
 	int len;
 	int n;
+	int retries = rig->state.rigport.retry;
 
 	switch (status) {
 	case FT817_NATIVE_CAT_GET_FREQ_MODE_STATUS:
@@ -424,13 +425,16 @@ static int ft817_get_status(RIG *rig, int status)
 		return -RIG_EINTERNAL;
 	}
 
-	serial_flush(&rig->state.rigport);
+	do
+		{
+			serial_flush(&rig->state.rigport);
+			write_block(&rig->state.rigport, (char *) p->pcs[status].nseq, YAESU_CMD_LENGTH);
+			n = read_block(&rig->state.rigport, (char *) data, len);
+		}
+	while (retries-- && n < 0);
 
-	write_block(&rig->state.rigport, (char *) p->pcs[status].nseq, YAESU_CMD_LENGTH);
-
-	if ((n = read_block(&rig->state.rigport, (char *) data, len)) < 0)
+	if (n < 0)
 		return n;
-
 	if (n != len)
 		return -RIG_EIO;
 
@@ -1153,4 +1157,3 @@ int ft817_mW2power       (RIG *rig, float *power, unsigned int mwpower,
 
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
diff --git a/yaesu/ft817.h b/yaesu/ft817.h
index e102b878b..78aad0ba9 100644
--- a/yaesu/ft817.h
+++ b/yaesu/ft817.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 /*
  * Read timeout.
  */
-#define FT817_TIMEOUT			200
+#define FT817_TIMEOUT			1000
 
 /*
  * The time the TX, RX and FREQ/MODE status are cached (in millisec).
@@ -161,10 +161,3 @@ static int ft817_mW2power       (RIG *rig, float *power, unsigned int mwpower,
                                  freq_t freq, rmode_t mode);
 
 #endif /* _FT817_H */
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