diff --git a/packages/modules/devices/marstek/venus_c_e/device.py b/packages/modules/devices/marstek/venus_c_e/device.py
index 6b402bad0e..dd431ddf6d 100644
--- a/packages/modules/devices/marstek/venus_c_e/device.py
+++ b/packages/modules/devices/marstek/venus_c_e/device.py
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ def update_components(components: Iterable[VenusCEBat]):
 
     def initializer():
         nonlocal client
-        client = ModbusTcpClient_(device_config.configuration.ip_address, device_config.configuration.port)
+        client = ModbusTcpClient_(device_config.configuration.ip_address, device_config.configuration.port,
+                                  retry_on_empty=True, retry_on_invalid=True, retries=2, timeout=2)
 
     return ConfigurableDevice(
         device_config=device_config,
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8be9bbed1e..970b7fb43e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 typing-extensions==4.13.2
 jq==1.1.3
 paho_mqtt==1.6.1
-pymodbus==2.5.2
+pymodbus==2.5.3
 pytest==8.4.2
 requests_mock==1.9.3
 lxml==6.1.0