diff --git a/src/communication.jl b/src/communication.jl
index 31c6852..e47b905 100644
--- a/src/communication.jl
+++ b/src/communication.jl
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ function checkMqttConnection!(mqttInstance::T;
           subscribe(mqttInstance.client, topic, mqttInstance.onMsgCallback, qos=mqttInstance.qos)
         end
         MQTTClient.subscribe(mqttInstance.client, mqttInstance.keepalivetopic, mqttInstance.onMsgCallback, qos=mqttInstance.qos)
-        sleep(1) # wait before checking connection again 
+        sleep(10) # wait before check connection again 
       else 
         mqttInstance.lastTimeMqttConnCheck = Dates.now()
         if isreconnect