diff --git a/internal_filesystem/apps/com.micropythonos.camera/assets/camera_app.py b/internal_filesystem/apps/com.micropythonos.camera/assets/camera_app.py
index d16a76b7..3d9eb8b0 100644
--- a/internal_filesystem/apps/com.micropythonos.camera/assets/camera_app.py
+++ b/internal_filesystem/apps/com.micropythonos.camera/assets/camera_app.py
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ class CameraApp(Activity):
     
     def onResume(self, screen):
         self.cam = init_internal_cam()
+        if not self.cam:
+            # try again because the manual i2c poweroff leaves it in a bad state
+            self.cam = init_internal_cam()
         if self.cam:
             self.image.set_rotation(900) # internal camera is rotated 90 degrees
         else: