diff --git a/src/AmsToMqttBridge.cpp b/src/AmsToMqttBridge.cpp
index 0371e4df..d7928b8b 100644
--- a/src/AmsToMqttBridge.cpp
+++ b/src/AmsToMqttBridge.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ ADC_MODE(ADC_VCC);
 #include "ZmartChargeCloudConnector.h"
 #endif
 
+#define MAX_BOOT_CYCLES 8
 #define WDT_TIMEOUT 120
 #if defined(SLOW_PROC_TRIGGER_MS)
 	#warning "Using predefined slow process trigger"
@@ -191,8 +192,6 @@ CloudConnector *cloud = NULL;
 ZmartChargeCloudConnector *zcloud = NULL;
 #endif
 
-#define MAX_BOOT_CYCLES 6
-
 #if defined(ESP32)
 __NOINIT_ATTR EnergyAccountingRealtimeData rtd;
 RTC_DATA_ATTR uint8_t bootcount = 0;