diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/93_DbRep.pm b/fhem/FHEM/93_DbRep.pm
index 4c4e7bad9..98f1cb5a7 100644
--- a/fhem/FHEM/93_DbRep.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/93_DbRep.pm
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ no if $] >= 5.017011, warnings => 'experimental::smartmatch';
 
 # Version History intern
 our %DbRep_vNotesIntern = (
+  "8.19.1" => "10.04.2019  adjust \$hash->{HELPER}{IDRETRIES} if value is negative ",
   "8.19.0" => "04.04.2019  explain is possible in sqlCmd ",
   "8.18.0" => "01.04.2019  new aggregation year ",
   "8.17.2" => "28.03.2019  consideration of daylight saving time/leap year changed (func DbRep_corrRelTime) ",
@@ -1632,6 +1633,7 @@ sub DbRep_Main($$;$) {
  # initiale Datenermittlung wie minimal Timestamp, Datenbankstrukturen, ...
  if(!$hash->{HELPER}{MINTS} or !$hash->{HELPER}{DBREPCOL}{COLSET}) {
      my $dbname = $hash->{DATABASE};
+     $hash->{HELPER}{IDRETRIES} = 3 if($hash->{HELPER}{IDRETRIES} < 0);
      Log3 ($name, 3, "DbRep $name - get initial structure information of database \"$dbname\", remaining attempts: ".$hash->{HELPER}{IDRETRIES});
      $prop = $prop?$prop:'';
      DbRep_firstconnect("$name|$opt|$prop|DbRep_Main") if($hash->{HELPER}{IDRETRIES} > 0);