diff --git a/src/communication.jl b/src/communication.jl
index 12e10f3..fca5d25 100644
--- a/src/communication.jl
+++ b/src/communication.jl
@@ -572,8 +572,8 @@ function sendReceiveMqttMsg(outgoingMsg::Dict{Symbol, T};
       end
       sleep(1)
     end
-    attempts += 1
     println("attempts $attempts ", @__FILE__, " ", @__LINE__)
+    attempts += 1
   end
 
   # disconnect mqtt