diff --git a/core/soc/socestimator.go b/core/soc/socestimator.go
index c251f0b4d..5fdd04fec 100644
--- a/core/soc/socestimator.go
+++ b/core/soc/socestimator.go
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ func (s *Estimator) RemainingChargeEnergy(targetSoC int) float64 {
 func (s *Estimator) SoC(chargedEnergy float64) (float64, error) {
 	f, err := s.vehicle.SoC()
 	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, api.ErrMustRetry) {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+
 		s.log.WARN.Printf("updating soc failed: %v", err)
 
 		// try to recover from temporary vehicle-api errors