diff --git a/firmware/influxdb.ino b/firmware/influxdb.ino
index 33185a0..a2a3e70 100755
--- a/firmware/influxdb.ino
+++ b/firmware/influxdb.ino
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ void pushToInfluxDB(String device, float sensorValues[]) {
   uint8_t tries = 0;
   boolean addComma = false;
 
-  tries++;
   String msg = "weather,device=" + device + " ";
   if (!(isnan(sensorValues[SENSOR_TEMPERATURE])))
   {
@@ -66,6 +65,7 @@ void pushToInfluxDB(String device, float sensorValues[]) {
 #endif
 
   do {
+    tries++;
     influxdb.write(msg);
   } while (influxdb.response() != DB_SUCCESS and tries < 5);
-}
+}