diff --git a/devices/ManipulatorTheta.properties b/devices/ManipulatorTheta.properties
index a9c68beb..dd97873d 100644
--- a/devices/ManipulatorTheta.properties
+++ b/devices/ManipulatorTheta.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#Tue Oct 24 09:59:43 CEST 2017
+#Fri Mar 09 15:26:20 CET 2018
 accessType=ReadWrite
 defaultSpeed=0.5
 estbilizationDelay=0
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ precision=4
 resolution=0.1
 rotation=false
 scale=1.0
-startRetries=1
+startRetries=3
 unit=deg