diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index be8c43c..cf5da86 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "meshcore-cli"
-version = "1.1.35"
+version = "1.1.36"
 authors = [
   { name="Florent de Lamotte", email="florent@frizoncorrea.fr" },
 ]
diff --git a/src/meshcore_cli/meshcore_cli.py b/src/meshcore_cli/meshcore_cli.py
index 8c68955..18fe26b 100644
--- a/src/meshcore_cli/meshcore_cli.py
+++ b/src/meshcore_cli/meshcore_cli.py
@@ -2568,7 +2568,16 @@ async def main(argv):
                 logger.info(f"Couldn't find device {address}")
                 return
 
-        mc = await MeshCore.create_ble(address=address, device=device, client=client, debug=debug, only_error=json_output, pin=pin)
+        try :
+            mc = await MeshCore.create_ble(address=address, device=device, client=client, debug=debug, only_error=json_output, pin=pin)
+        except ConnectionError :
+            logger.info("Error while connecting, retrying once ...")
+            try :
+                mc = await MeshCore.create_ble(address=address, device=device, client=client, debug=debug, only_error=json_output, pin=pin)
+            except ConnectionError :
+                logger.error("Can't connect to node, exiting")
+                return
+
 
         # Store device address in configuration
         if os.path.isdir(MCCLI_CONFIG_DIR) :