diff --git a/android/buildbot/bb_device_status_check.py b/android/buildbot/bb_device_status_check.py
index 2afb72384..cba813200 100755
--- a/android/buildbot/bb_device_status_check.py
+++ b/android/buildbot/bb_device_status_check.py
@@ -302,9 +302,11 @@ def main():
     # Only restart usb if devices are missing
     if set(expected_devices) != set(devices):
       KillAllAdb()
-      if RestartUsb():
-        return 1
       retries = 5
+      if RestartUsb():
+        bb_annotations.PrintWarning()
+        print "USB reset stage failed, continuing anyway."
+        retries = 0
       while retries:
         time.sleep(1)
         devices = android_commands.GetAttachedDevices()