diff --git a/server/app.py b/server/app.py
index 0afa756..fd873d2 100644
--- a/server/app.py
+++ b/server/app.py
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ def start_mqtt_publishers():
         print(e)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    start_mqtt_publishers()
+    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()