diff --git a/server/app.py b/server/app.py
index fd873d2..aa19dd2 100644
--- a/server/app.py
+++ b/server/app.py
@@ -140,10 +140,10 @@ def start_mqtt_publishers():
         print(e)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    publisher_thread = threading.Thread(target=start_mqtt_publishers())
-    publisher_thread.start()
-    publisher_thread.join()
     flask_thread = threading.Thread(target=flask_api())
     flask_thread.start()
     flask_thread.join()
+    publisher_thread = threading.Thread(target=start_mqtt_publishers())
+    publisher_thread.start()
+    publisher_thread.join()