diff --git a/src/drivers/barometer/bmp388/bmp388_i2c.cpp b/src/drivers/barometer/bmp388/bmp388_i2c.cpp
index 73fe042705..8d47b8a09b 100644
--- a/src/drivers/barometer/bmp388/bmp388_i2c.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/barometer/bmp388/bmp388_i2c.cpp
@@ -71,11 +71,20 @@ IBMP388 *bmp388_i2c_interface(uint8_t busnum, uint32_t device, int bus_frequency
 BMP388_I2C::BMP388_I2C(uint8_t bus, uint32_t device, int bus_frequency) :
 	I2C(DRV_BARO_DEVTYPE_BMP388, MODULE_NAME, bus, device, bus_frequency)
 {
+	_retries = 1;
 }
 
 int BMP388_I2C::init()
 {
-	return I2C::init();
+	for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+		if (I2C::init() == OK) {
+			return OK;
+		}
+
+		px4_usleep(10000);
+	}
+
+	return PX4_ERROR;
 }
 
 int BMP388_I2C::get_reg(uint8_t addr, uint8_t *value)