diff --git a/src/communication.jl b/src/communication.jl
index cf69b98..a4e41f1 100644
--- a/src/communication.jl
+++ b/src/communication.jl
@@ -589,7 +589,6 @@ function sendReceiveMqttMsg(outgoingMsg::Dict{Symbol, T};
       put!(mqttMsgReceiveChannel[:ch1], incomingMqttMsg)
     elseif occursin("keepalive", topic)
       put!(keepaliveChannel, incomingMqttMsg)
-      println("keepalive received ", incomingMqttMsg)
     else
       println("undefined condition ", @__FILE__, " ", @__LINE__)
     end