diff --git a/lib/AmsMqttHandler/src/AmsMqttHandler.cpp b/lib/AmsMqttHandler/src/AmsMqttHandler.cpp
index 6e48b044..5096888f 100644
--- a/lib/AmsMqttHandler/src/AmsMqttHandler.cpp
+++ b/lib/AmsMqttHandler/src/AmsMqttHandler.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ bool AmsMqttHandler::connect() {
 		actualClient = mqttClient;
 	}
 
+	actualClient->setTimeout(4);
+
 	mqttConfigChanged = false;
 	mqtt.begin(mqttConfig.host, mqttConfig.port, *actualClient);
 	String statusTopic = String(mqttConfig.publishTopic) + "/status";