diff --git a/src/butler.js b/src/butler.js
index 910cc6a2..eeb6f688 100644
--- a/src/butler.js
+++ b/src/butler.js
@@ -117,39 +117,20 @@ const start = async () => {
 
     // ------------------------------------
     // Create MQTT client object and connect to MQTT broker, if MQTT is enabled
-    try {
-        await mqttInitHandlers();
-
-        // if (
-        //     globals.config.has('Butler.mqttConfig.enable') &&
-        //     globals.config.has('Butler.mqttConfig.brokerHost') &&
-        //     globals.config.has('Butler.mqttConfig.brokerPort') &&
-        //     globals.config.get('Butler.mqttConfig.enable')
-        // ) {
-        //     const mqttOptions = {
-        //         host: globals.config.get('Butler.mqttConfig.brokerHost'),
-        //         port: globals.config.get('Butler.mqttConfig.brokerPort'),
-        //     };
-
-        //     globals.mqttClient = mqtt.connect(mqttOptions);
-        //     /*
-        //         Following might be needed for conecting to older Mosquitto versions
-        //         var mqttClient  = mqtt.connect('mqtt://<IP of MQTT server>', {
-        //             protocolId: 'MQIsdp',
-        //             protocolVersion: 3
-        //         });
-        //         */
-        //     if (!globals.mqttClient.connected) {
-        //         globals.logger.verbose(
-        //             `CONFIG: Created (but not yet connected) MQTT object for ${mqttOptions.host}:${mqttOptions.port}, protocol version ${mqttOptions.protocolVersion}`
-        //         );
-        //     }
-        // } else {
-        //     globals.logger.info('CONFIG: MQTT disabled, not connecting to MQTT broker');
-        // }
-    } catch (err) {
-        globals.logger.error(`CONFIG: Could not set up MQTT: ${JSON.stringify(err, null, 2)}`);
-    }
+    mqttInitHandlers();
+
+    // Sleep 5 seconds to allow MQTT to connect
+    globals.logger.info('MAIN: Sleeping 5 seconds to allow MQTT to connect.');
+    globals.logger.info('5...');
+    await globals.sleep(1000);
+    globals.logger.info('4...');
+    await globals.sleep(1000);
+    globals.logger.info('3...');
+    await globals.sleep(1000);
+    globals.logger.info('2...');
+    await globals.sleep(1000);
+    globals.logger.info('1...');
+    await globals.sleep(1000);
 
     // Set up service monitoring, if enabled in the config file
     if (globals.config.has('Butler.serviceMonitor.enable') && globals.config.get('Butler.serviceMonitor.enable') === true) {
diff --git a/src/lib/mqtt_handlers.js b/src/lib/mqtt_handlers.js
index 1cba97a3..71385725 100644
--- a/src/lib/mqtt_handlers.js
+++ b/src/lib/mqtt_handlers.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const { config, logger, execPath } = require('../globals');
 const globals = require('../globals');
 const qrsUtil = require('../qrs_util');
 
-async function mqttInitHandlers() {
+function mqttInitHandlers() {
     try {
         let mqttClient;
         let mqttOptions;
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ async function mqttInitHandlers() {
 
                 mqttClient = mqtt.connect(mqttOptions);
 
+                globals.mqttClient = mqttClient;
+
                 /*
             Following might be needed for conecting to older Mosquitto versions
             var mqttClient  = mqtt.connect('mqtt://<IP of MQTT server>', {
@@ -52,11 +54,11 @@ async function mqttInitHandlers() {
                 };
 
                 // Connect to MQTT broker
-                // mqttClient = mqtt.connect(mqttOptions);
                 mqttClient = mqtt.connect(
                     `mqtts://${config.get('Butler.mqttConfig.brokerHost')}:${config.get('Butler.mqttConfig.brokerPort')}`,
                     mqttOptions
                 );
+
                 globals.mqttClient = mqttClient;
             } else {
                 logger.error('MQTT INIT HANDLERS: MQTT configuration error');
diff --git a/src/udp/udp_handlers.js b/src/udp/udp_handlers.js
index ac1da77d..fe0d658a 100644
--- a/src/udp/udp_handlers.js
+++ b/src/udp/udp_handlers.js
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ const schedulerFailed = async (msg, legacyFlag) => {
             } else {
                 globals.logger.warn(
                     `MQTT: MQTT client not connected. Unable to publish message to topic ${globals.config.get(
-                        'Butler.mqttConfig.taskAbortedTopic'
+                        'Butler.mqttConfig.taskFailureTopic'
                     )}`
                 );
             }
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ const schedulerFailed = async (msg, legacyFlag) => {
             } else {
                 globals.logger.warn(
                     `MQTT: MQTT client not connected. Unable to publish message to topic ${globals.config.get(
-                        'Butler.mqttConfig.taskAbortedTopic'
+                        'Butler.mqttConfig.taskFailureTopic'
                     )}`
                 );
             }
@@ -931,8 +931,8 @@ module.exports.udpInitTaskErrorServer = () => {
                 globals.mqttClient.publish(globals.config.get('Butler.mqttConfig.taskFailureServerStatusTopic'), 'start');
             } else {
                 globals.logger.warn(
-                    `MQTT: MQTT client not connected. Unable to publish message to topic ${globals.config.get(
-                        'Butler.mqttConfig.taskAbortedTopic'
+                    `UDP SERVER INIT: MQTT client not connected. Unable to publish message to topic ${globals.config.get(
+                        'Butler.mqttConfig.taskFailureServerStatusTopic'
                     )}`
                 );
             }
@@ -952,8 +952,8 @@ module.exports.udpInitTaskErrorServer = () => {
                     globals.mqttClient.publish(globals.config.get('Butler.mqttConfig.taskFailureServerStatusTopic'), 'error');
                 } else {
                     globals.logger.warn(
-                        `MQTT: MQTT client not connected. Unable to publish message to topic ${globals.config.get(
-                            'Butler.mqttConfig.taskAbortedTopic'
+                        `UDP SERVER ERROR: MQTT client not connected. Unable to publish message to topic ${globals.config.get(
+                            'Butler.mqttConfig.taskFailureServerStatusTopic'
                         )}`
                     );
                 }