diff --git a/FHEM/00_MAXLAN.pm b/FHEM/00_MAXLAN.pm
index 7ed00351c..a4cf63dd0 100755
--- a/FHEM/00_MAXLAN.pm
+++ b/FHEM/00_MAXLAN.pm
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ MAXLAN_Define($$)
     $attr{$name}{dummy} = 1;
     return undef;
   }
+
+  #Sometimes (race condition in the cube?) the cube sends invalid
+  #configuration. Doing a reconnect usually remedies that.
+  $hash->{InvalidConfigurationReconnectCount} = 10;
+
   $hash->{PARTIAL} = "";
   $hash->{DeviceName} = $dev;
   $hash->{INTERVAL} = @a > 3 ? $a[3] : $defaultPollInterval;
@@ -110,6 +115,7 @@ MAXLAN_Connect($)
   RemoveInternalTimer($hash);
 
   $hash->{gothello} = 0;
+  $hash->{gotInvalidConfiguration} = 0;
 
   delete($hash->{NEXT_OPEN}); #work around the connection rate limiter in DevIo
 
@@ -328,6 +334,18 @@ sub
 MAXLAN_FinishConnect($)
 {
   my ($hash) = @_;
+
+  if($hash->{gotInvalidConfiguration} and $hash->{InvalidConfigurationReconnectCount} > 0) {
+    #Workaround a cube bug by reconnecting
+    Log 3, "Reconnecting to workaround a cube bug, $hash->{InvalidConfigurationReconnectCount} attempts left";
+    $hash->{InvalidConfigurationReconnectCount} -= 1;
+    MAXLAN_Connect($hash); #reconnect
+    return;
+  }
+
+  #Reset reconnect count if we finally got a good configuration
+  $hash->{InvalidConfigurationReconnectCount} = 10 if(!$hash->{gotInvalidConfiguration});
+
   #Handle deferred setting of time (L: is the last response after connection before the cube starts to idle)
   if(defined($hash->{setTimeOnHello})) {
     MAXLAN_Set($hash,$hash->{NAME},"clock");
@@ -454,6 +472,7 @@ MAXLAN_Parse($$)
 
     if($len != length($bindata)) {
       Dispatch($hash, "MAX,Error,$addr,Parts of configuration are missing", {RAWMSG => $rmsg});
+      $hash->{gotInvalidConfiguration} = 1;
       return "Invalid C: response, len does not match";
     }