diff --git a/mqtt.c b/mqtt.c
index 8b39b08..cebedb7 100644
--- a/mqtt.c
+++ b/mqtt.c
@@ -65,14 +65,22 @@
   if (msglen < 0) {
     return false;
   }
-  int ret = mosquitto_publish (mosq, NULL, publish_topic,
-			       msglen, msg, 0, false);
-  free(msg);
-  if (ret)
-    {
-      fprintf (stderr, "Can't publish to Mosquitto server\n");
-      return false;
+
+  bool sent = false;
+  int retry = 0;
+  while (!sent && (retry < 10)) {
+    int ret = mosquitto_publish (mosq, NULL, publish_topic,
+				 msglen, msg, 0, false);
+    if (ret == MOSQ_ERR_SUCCESS) {
+      sent = true;
+    } else if (retry < 9) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "Problem publishing to Mosquitto server.\n");
+      sleep(retry + 1);
+      mosquitto_reconnect(mosq);
     }
-  return true;
+    retry ++;
+  }
+  free(msg);
+  return sent;
 }