diff --git a/Common/Hardware/WaterMeter/Genesis/GenesisCore/GenesisMeter.cs b/Common/Hardware/WaterMeter/Genesis/GenesisCore/GenesisMeter.cs
index 85f7f574..ac6708ce 100644
--- a/Common/Hardware/WaterMeter/Genesis/GenesisCore/GenesisMeter.cs
+++ b/Common/Hardware/WaterMeter/Genesis/GenesisCore/GenesisMeter.cs
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ namespace Xylem.Common.Hardware.WaterMeter.Genesis.GenesisCore
         public GenesisMeter()
         {
             SetLogger();
+            CheckRebootCtr = true;
         }
 
         //initially do not signal event
@@ -100,6 +101,8 @@ namespace Xylem.Common.Hardware.WaterMeter.Genesis.GenesisCore
         {
             Logger = NLogHelper.CreateOrGetMultiLogger($"Slot:{slot}", "Slot", "Meter", "MeterBase", "MeterBase");
             SetupGenesisMeter(slot, requestPort, streamingPort, ignoreCorruptedData, password);
+            CheckRebootCtr = true;
+
         }
 
         #endregion
@@ -195,6 +198,13 @@ namespace Xylem.Common.Hardware.WaterMeter.Genesis.GenesisCore
             get; protected set;
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public Boolean CheckRebootCtr
+        {
+            get;
+            set;
+        }
+
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public List<MeterApplications> MeterAppListVersion
         {
diff --git a/Common/Hardware/WaterMeter/Genesis/GenesisCore/IGenesisMeter.cs b/Common/Hardware/WaterMeter/Genesis/GenesisCore/IGenesisMeter.cs
index 310c6e4b..c77e6511 100644
--- a/Common/Hardware/WaterMeter/Genesis/GenesisCore/IGenesisMeter.cs
+++ b/Common/Hardware/WaterMeter/Genesis/GenesisCore/IGenesisMeter.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,17 @@ namespace Xylem.Common.Hardware.WaterMeter.Genesis.GenesisCore
             get;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A new meter has to be checked for the reboot counter. On retries the reboot counter
+        /// may have increased on unsuccessfully after-reboot procedure. This would force failing
+        /// the 'ConnectCordonel'.
+        /// </summary>
+        Boolean CheckRebootCtr
+        {
+            get;
+            set;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Interface information
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Common/Production/ProductionUiCordonel/ProductionProcesses/GenericProcesses/ConnectCordonel.cs b/Common/Production/ProductionUiCordonel/ProductionProcesses/GenericProcesses/ConnectCordonel.cs
index 5d4045b9..cdad399e 100644
--- a/Common/Production/ProductionUiCordonel/ProductionProcesses/GenericProcesses/ConnectCordonel.cs
+++ b/Common/Production/ProductionUiCordonel/ProductionProcesses/GenericProcesses/ConnectCordonel.cs
@@ -73,18 +73,27 @@ namespace Xylem.Common.Production.ProductionUiCordonel.ProductionProcesses.Gener
             // Read reboot count and compare with hardcoded maximum value
             var rebootCount = 
                 RegisterConverter.ByteArrayToValue<UInt32>(Meter.ReadRegister("CUSTOMER_RebootCount"));
-            if (rebootCount > MeterResetPsu.MAX_REBOOTS_FOR_HEALTHY_HW)
+
+
+            if (Meter.CheckRebootCtr)
             {
-                ErrorMsgDispatcher(Resources.StrErrorMsgTooManyReboots +
-                  $" - {Resources.StrProcessStateAllowed}: {MeterResetPsu.MAX_REBOOTS_FOR_HEALTHY_HW}" +
-                  $" - {Resources.StrProcessStateDetected}: {rebootCount}");
-                return StatusReturn.Failed;
+                if (rebootCount > MeterResetPsu.MAX_REBOOTS_FOR_HEALTHY_HW)
+                {
+                    ErrorMsgDispatcher(Resources.StrErrorMsgTooManyReboots +
+                                       $" - {Resources.StrProcessStateAllowed}: {MeterResetPsu.MAX_REBOOTS_FOR_HEALTHY_HW}" +
+                                       $" - {Resources.StrProcessStateDetected}: {rebootCount}");
+                    return StatusReturn.Failed;
+                }
+
+                // Skip reboot counter check on reties as it passed here the initial phase as a retry may follow an 
+                // unsuccessfully hardware-reboot-procedure 
+                Meter.CheckRebootCtr = false;
+
+                SuccessMsgDispatcher(Resources.StrSuccessMsgRebootCounts +
+                                     $" - {Resources.StrProcessStateAllowed}: {MeterResetPsu.MAX_REBOOTS_FOR_HEALTHY_HW}" +
+                                     $" - {Resources.StrProcessStateDetected}: {rebootCount}");
             }
 
-            SuccessMsgDispatcher(Resources.StrSuccessMsgRebootCounts +
-                                 $" - {Resources.StrProcessStateAllowed}: {MeterResetPsu.MAX_REBOOTS_FOR_HEALTHY_HW}" +
-                                 $" - {Resources.StrProcessStateDetected}: {rebootCount}");
-           
             // If interface is outdated
             if (!Meter.InterfaceSupportsFwVersion)
             {
diff --git a/Common/Production/ProductionUiCordonel/ProductionProcesses/ProcessController.cs b/Common/Production/ProductionUiCordonel/ProductionProcesses/ProcessController.cs
index 001a8ed4..32de106b 100644
--- a/Common/Production/ProductionUiCordonel/ProductionProcesses/ProcessController.cs
+++ b/Common/Production/ProductionUiCordonel/ProductionProcesses/ProcessController.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ namespace Xylem.Common.Production.ProductionUiCordonel.ProductionProcesses
         private ProcessState _lockedStateMachineState;
         // sender of state change event to evaluate in e.g. error process 
         private IProductionProcess _stateChangeRequestProcess;
+
         // List of production processes
         public List<IProductionProcess> Processes
         {
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ namespace Xylem.Common.Production.ProductionUiCordonel.ProductionProcesses
         {
             // Timer for cyclic call of state machine
             _processCtrlTimer = new Timer(TmrProcessCtrlCycle_Elapsed, null, ProcessTimerCycleMs, ProcessTimerCycleMs);
-            
+
             // Delay timer between final-param-exec finished and start of 'StoreConfiguration'
             _paramExeFinishedToStoreConfigDelayTimer = new DispatcherTimer();
             _paramExeFinishedToStoreConfigDelayTimer.Tick += TmrParamExeFinishedToStoreConfigCycle_Tick;
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ namespace Xylem.Common.Production.ProductionUiCordonel.ProductionProcesses
                     break;
             }
             // Delay timer init and start if parametrization exec finished but only for 'EMEA' region
-            if (pp != null && 
+            if (pp != null &&
                 pp.ProcessName != null &&
                 pp.Meter != null &&
                 pp.Meter.Region.Equals("EMEA") &&
@@ -834,7 +835,7 @@ namespace Xylem.Common.Production.ProductionUiCordonel.ProductionProcesses
                 _stateMachineState = (ProcessState)processStateStruct.NextStateOnSuccess;
                 return;
             }
-            
+
             // Process is waiting for execution after init, this overrides the eventually abort state
             processStateStruct.ProductionProcess.InitProcess();