diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 994d36c..e4adce5 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ async def detect(websocket: WebSocket):
                 cap.release()
                 time.sleep(reconnect_interval)
                 retries += 1
-                if retries > max_retries:
+                if retries > max_retries and max_retries != -1:
                     logging.error(f"Max retries reached after OpenCV error for camera: {camera_id}")
                     break
                 # Re-open the VideoCapture
diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index b9ffa8f..311bbf4 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
   "max_streams": 5,
   "target_fps": 2,
   "reconnect_interval_sec": 5,
-  "max_retries": 3
+  "max_retries": -1
 }