diff --git a/utils/mqtt_sender/mqtt_sender.py b/utils/mqtt_sender/mqtt_sender.py
index 0762a299..07e81174 100644
--- a/utils/mqtt_sender/mqtt_sender.py
+++ b/utils/mqtt_sender/mqtt_sender.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def on_publish(client, userdata, mid):
 
 
 
-def getRedis(i):
+def getRedis(i, client):
     r = redis.StrictRedis(host='localhost', port=6379, db=0)
     while 1:
         time.sleep(0)
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def main():
         tls_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
 
     client.connect("resqaws.jankstudio.com", 8883, 60)
-    t = Thread(target=getRedis, args=(1,))
+    t = Thread(target=getRedis, args=(1, client))
 
     t.start()
 
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ def main():
 
 
 
-pid = "/tmp/mqtt_sender.pid"
-daemon = Daemonize(app="mqtt_sender", pid=pid, action=main)
-daemon.start()
+#pid = "/tmp/mqtt_sender.pid"
+#daemon = Daemonize(app="mqtt_sender", pid=pid, action=main)
+#daemon.start()
+main()