diff --git a/src/gallia/services/uds/core/client.py b/src/gallia/services/uds/core/client.py
index b176c642f..7c734d571 100644
--- a/src/gallia/services/uds/core/client.py
+++ b/src/gallia/services/uds/core/client.py
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ async def request_unsafe(
             except ConnectionError as e:
                 logger.warning(f"{request} failed with: {e!r}")
                 last_exception = MissingResponse(request, str(e))
+                # Explicitly set __cause__ such that higher levels might react, e.g. wait_for_ecu()
+                # Basically equal to "raise last_exception from e"
+                last_exception.__cause__ = e
                 if i < max_retry:
                     logger.info(f"Sleeping for {wait_time}s before attempting to reconnect")
                     await asyncio.sleep(wait_time)
diff --git a/src/gallia/services/uds/ecu.py b/src/gallia/services/uds/ecu.py
index aef007b1f..8f17cb308 100644
--- a/src/gallia/services/uds/ecu.py
+++ b/src/gallia/services/uds/ecu.py
@@ -323,11 +323,16 @@ async def _wait_for_ecu_endless_loop(self, sleep_time: float) -> None:
                 await asyncio.sleep(sleep_time)
                 await self.ping(config=config)
                 break
-            except ConnectionError as e:
-                logger.debug(f"ECU not ready: {e!r}, reconnecting…")
-                await self.reconnect()
-            except UDSException as e:
+            # When the ECU is not ready, we expect an UDSException, e.g. MissingResponse.
+            # On ConnectionError, we additionally reconnect the transport to ensure connectivity.
+            # Since Gallia converts a ConnectionError to a MissingResponse in `request_unsafe`, however,
+            # there is a need to reconnect the transport also in case of high-level UDSExceptions
+            # such as MissingResponses that are raised (__cause__) from ConnectionErrors.
+            except (ConnectionError, UDSException) as e:
                 logger.debug(f"ECU not ready: {e!r}")
+                if isinstance(e, ConnectionError) or isinstance(e.__cause__, ConnectionError):
+                    logger.debug("Reconnecting…")
+                    await self.reconnect()
         logger.info("ECU ready")
 
     async def wait_for_ecu(