diff --git a/examples/storage/fatfsgen/pytest_fatfsgen_example.py b/examples/storage/fatfsgen/pytest_fatfsgen_example.py
index 44feb2bcbe9..7aae306e62b 100644
--- a/examples/storage/fatfsgen/pytest_fatfsgen_example.py
+++ b/examples/storage/fatfsgen/pytest_fatfsgen_example.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import shutil
 import sys
 import typing as t
 from datetime import datetime
+from subprocess import CalledProcessError
 from subprocess import run
 from subprocess import STDOUT
 from time import sleep
@@ -202,8 +203,18 @@ def test_examples_fatfsgen(config: str, dut: Dut) -> None:
     dut.serial.close()
     sleep(1)
 
-    target = ParttoolTarget(dut.serial.port, 1843200)
-    target.read_partition(PartitionName('storage'), 'temp.img')
+    # Host read-flash after closing the test UART can fail at very high baud (e.g. exit code 2 on
+    # multi-Mbit reads). Use the same order of magnitude as post-stub flash programming (921600).
+    read_baud = 921600
+    for attempt in range(3):
+        try:
+            target = ParttoolTarget(dut.serial.port, read_baud)
+            target.read_partition(PartitionName('storage'), 'temp.img')
+            break
+        except CalledProcessError:
+            if attempt == 2:
+                raise
+            sleep(2)
     if config_long_names:
         run(['python', fatfs_parser_path, '--long-name-support', 'temp.img'], stderr=STDOUT)
     else: