diff --git a/camera-client/camera_monitor.py b/camera-client/camera_monitor.py
index 531d304..4147c82 100644
--- a/camera-client/camera_monitor.py
+++ b/camera-client/camera_monitor.py
@@ -97,7 +97,15 @@ class CameraMonitor:
                 ret, current_frame = self.capture.read()
 
                 if not ret:
-                    raise Exception("Failed to read frame")
+                    self.logger.error("Failed to read frame")
+                    delay = self.config['failure_delay']
+                    self.logger.info(f"Will retry after {delay} seconds")
+                    self.capture.release()
+                    time.sleep(delay)
+                    self.logger.info("Retrying")
+                    self.capture = self.initialize_camera()
+                    continue
+
 
                 if previous_frame is not None:
                     if self.detect_scene_change(previous_frame, current_frame):