diff --git a/custom_components/solaredge_modbus_multi/hub.py b/custom_components/solaredge_modbus_multi/hub.py
index f7808a38..85a4bd95 100644
--- a/custom_components/solaredge_modbus_multi/hub.py
+++ b/custom_components/solaredge_modbus_multi/hub.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity import DeviceInfo
 from pymodbus.client import AsyncModbusTcpClient
 from pymodbus.constants import Endian
-from pymodbus.exceptions import ConnectionException, ModbusIOException
+from pymodbus.exceptions import ConnectionException, ModbusException, ModbusIOException
 from pymodbus.payload import BinaryPayloadDecoder
 from pymodbus.pdu import ExceptionResponse
 
@@ -483,11 +483,18 @@ def disconnect(self, clear_client: bool = False) -> None:
                     f"(clear_client={clear_client})."
                 )
             )
-            self._client.close()
+
+            try:
+                self._client.close()
+            except ModbusException as e:
+                _LOGGER.error(f"ModbusException on close: {e}")
 
             if clear_client:
+                del self._client
                 self._client = None
 
+            await asyncio.sleep(1)
+
     async def shutdown(self) -> None:
         """Shut down the hub and disconnect."""