diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ad8cd83..70f32cf 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ setuptools.setup(
         'pyamaha @ git+https://github.com/nduhamel/pyamaha.git@citadel#egg=pyamaha',
         'citadel.mqtt @ git+https://git.quimbo.fr/citadel/mqtt.git@master#egg=citadel.mqtt',
         'systemd-python==234',
-        'typer==0.3.2'
+        'typer==0.3.2',
+        'tenacity==8.0.1'
     ]
 )
 
diff --git a/src/yamaha2mqtt/app.py b/src/yamaha2mqtt/app.py
index 39054d0..4cd1e28 100644
--- a/src/yamaha2mqtt/app.py
+++ b/src/yamaha2mqtt/app.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import logging
 import json
 
 import requests
+from tenacity import retry, stop_after_attempt, wait_fixed
+
 from pyamaha import Device, System, Zone
 
 from citadel.mqtt import Client
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ class Yamaha:
         for action in senario.deactivate:
             self.request(action)
 
+    @retry(stop=stop_after_attempt(3), wait=wait_fixed(1), reraise=True)
     def request(self, request):
         try:
             r = self._device.request(request)