diff --git a/mq/mq.go b/mq/mq.go
index dcc0a861..edb48539 100644
--- a/mq/mq.go
+++ b/mq/mq.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func SetupMQTT() {
 		opts.SetOrderMatters(true)
 		opts.SetResumeSubs(true)
 	})
-	mqclient := mqtt.NewClient(opts)
+	mqclient = mqtt.NewClient(opts)
 	tperiod := time.Now().Add(10 * time.Second)
 	for {
 		if token := mqclient.Connect(); !token.WaitTimeout(MQ_TIMEOUT*time.Second) || token.Error() != nil {
diff --git a/netclient/functions/daemon.go b/netclient/functions/daemon.go
index 8ae6624c..c00a91ba 100644
--- a/netclient/functions/daemon.go
+++ b/netclient/functions/daemon.go
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ func setupMQTT(cfg *config.ClientConfig) error {
 		logger.Log(0, "network:", cfg.Node.Network, "detected broker connection lost for", cfg.Server.Server)
 	})
 	mqclient = mqtt.NewClient(opts)
-	log.Println(mqclient)
 	var connecterr error
 	for count := 0; count < 3; count++ {
 		connecterr = nil