diff --git a/ublox-cellular/src/client.rs b/ublox-cellular/src/client.rs
index c10b615..b296965 100644
--- a/ublox-cellular/src/client.rs
+++ b/ublox-cellular/src/client.rs
@@ -208,7 +208,10 @@ where
 
         // At this point, if is_alive fails, the configured Baud rate is probably wrong
         if let Err(e) = self.is_alive(5).map_err(|_| Error::BaudDetection) {
-            self.hard_reset()?;
+            if self.hard_reset().is_err() {
+                self.hard_power_off()?;
+                BlockingTimer::after(Duration::from_secs(1)).wait();
+            }
             return Err(e);
         }