diff --git a/script/monitoring.py b/script/monitoring.py
index 9467d3cd..c467119e 100644
--- a/script/monitoring.py
+++ b/script/monitoring.py
@@ -10,15 +10,17 @@ if controller.state == State.Ready and Scienta.state.isInitialized():
                 _scientaRestart = True            
     else:
         #Criteria: first communication after timeout
-        retries = 5
+        retries = 3
         for i in range(retries):
             try:                    
                 Scienta.getImageCounter().read()
                 break
             except:
+                print "Com failure: retrying"
                 pass                      
         if i < retries-1:
             #Communication ok
+            print "Communication ok"           
             if globals().has_key("scientaTimeOut"):
                 if scientaTimeOut:
                     _scientaRestart = True