diff --git a/server/app.py b/server/app.py
index a9d8c94..d54471f 100644
--- a/server/app.py
+++ b/server/app.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def connect_mqtt():
 
     client = mqtt.Client(mqtt_client_id)
     client.on_connect = on_connect()
-    client.connect("localhost", 1883)
+    client.connect("localhost", 1883, 60)
     return client