diff --git a/automation_lib/src/mqtt.rs b/automation_lib/src/mqtt.rs
index b17436a..a908142 100644
--- a/automation_lib/src/mqtt.rs
+++ b/automation_lib/src/mqtt.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ impl From<MqttConfig> for MqttOptions {
         let mut mqtt_options = MqttOptions::new(value.client_name, (value.host, value.port));
         mqtt_options.set_credentials(value.username, value.password);
         mqtt_options.set_keep_alive(5);
+        mqtt_options.set_session_mode(rumqttc::SessionMode::Persistent);
 
         if value.tls {
             mqtt_options.set_transport(Transport::tls_with_default_config());