diff --git a/envoy_reader/envoy_reader.py b/envoy_reader/envoy_reader.py
index 43cd4d4..314eaa5 100644
--- a/envoy_reader/envoy_reader.py
+++ b/envoy_reader/envoy_reader.py
@@ -71,30 +71,34 @@ async def getData(self):
         await self.detect_model()
         
         if(self.get_inverters):
-            """If a password was not given as an argument when instantiating
-            the EnvoyReader object than use the last six numbers of the serial
-            number as the password.  Otherwise use the password argument value."""
-            if self.password == "":
-                if self.serial_number_last_six == "":
+            for i in range(0,3):
+                while True:
+                    """If a password was not given as an argument when instantiating
+                    the EnvoyReader object than use the last six numbers of the serial
+                    number as the password.  Otherwise use the password argument value."""
+                    if self.password == "":
+                        if self.serial_number_last_six == "":
+                            try:
+                                await self.get_serial_number()
+                            except httpx.HTTPError:
+                                raise
+                            self.password = self.serial_number_last_six
                     try:
-                        await self.get_serial_number()
+                        async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
+                            response = await client.get(ENDPOINT_URL_PRODUCTION_INVERTERS.format(self.host),
+                                timeout=30, auth=httpx.DigestAuth(self.username, self.password))
+                        if response is not None and response.status_code != 401:                                    
+                            self.endpoint_production_inverters = response
+                        else:
+                            response.raise_for_status()
+                    except (httpcore.RemoteProtocolError, httpx.RemoteProtocolError) as err:
+                        continue
                     except httpx.HTTPError:
-                        raise
-                    self.password = self.serial_number_last_six
-            try:
-                async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
-                    response = await client.get(ENDPOINT_URL_PRODUCTION_INVERTERS.format(self.host),
-                        timeout=30, auth=httpx.DigestAuth(self.username, self.password))
-                if response is not None and response.status_code != 401:                                    
-                    self.endpoint_production_inverters = response
-                else:
-                    response.raise_for_status()
-            except (httpx.RemoteProtocolError):
-                raise
-            except (httpcore.RemoteProtocolError, httpx.RemoteProtocolError):
-                await response.close()
-            except httpx.HTTPError:
-                response.raise_for_status()
+                        response.raise_for_status()
+                    break
+                break
+        if(i == 2):
+            raise httpx.RemoteProtocolError(message='Malformed request. Failed after 3 retries.', request=None)
 
     async def detect_model(self):
         """Method to determine if the Envoy supports consumption values or
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 213363c..12235ed 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name="envoy_reader",
-    version="0.18.1",
+    version="0.18.2",
     author="Jesse Rizzo",
     author_email="jesse.rizzo@gmail.com",
     description="A program to read from an Enphase Envoy on the local network",