diff --git a/homeassistant/components/influxdb/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/influxdb/__init__.py
index b421960b51f..551996983c8 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/influxdb/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/influxdb/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from homeassistant.const import (
     CONF_PASSWORD, CONF_PORT, CONF_SSL, CONF_USERNAME, CONF_VERIFY_SSL,
     EVENT_STATE_CHANGED, EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP, STATE_UNAVAILABLE,
     STATE_UNKNOWN)
-from homeassistant.helpers import state as state_helper
+from homeassistant.helpers import state as state_helper, event as event_helper
 import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_values import EntityValues
 
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ DOMAIN = 'influxdb'
 TIMEOUT = 5
 RETRY_DELAY = 20
 QUEUE_BACKLOG_SECONDS = 30
+RETRY_INTERVAL = 60  # seconds
 
 BATCH_TIMEOUT = 1
 BATCH_BUFFER_SIZE = 100
@@ -134,11 +135,16 @@ def setup(hass, config):
         influx.write_points([])
     except (exceptions.InfluxDBClientError,
             requests.exceptions.ConnectionError) as exc:
-        _LOGGER.error("Database host is not accessible due to '%s', please "
-                      "check your entries in the configuration file (host, "
-                      "port, etc.) and verify that the database exists and is "
-                      "READ/WRITE", exc)
-        return False
+        _LOGGER.warning(
+            "Database host is not accessible due to '%s', please "
+            "check your entries in the configuration file (host, "
+            "port, etc.) and verify that the database exists and is "
+            "READ/WRITE. Retrying again in %s seconds.", exc, RETRY_INTERVAL
+        )
+        event_helper.call_later(
+            hass, RETRY_INTERVAL, lambda _: setup(hass, config)
+        )
+        return True
 
     def event_to_json(event):
         """Add an event to the outgoing Influx list."""