diff --git a/utils/mqtt_sender/mqtt_sender.py b/utils/mqtt_sender/mqtt_sender.py
index e314b337..6e782ecf 100644
--- a/utils/mqtt_sender/mqtt_sender.py
+++ b/utils/mqtt_sender/mqtt_sender.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
 import ssl
 from threading import Thread
+from daemonize import Daemonize
 import redis
 import time
 import signal
@@ -43,22 +44,27 @@ def sigint_handler(signal, frame):
     sys.exit(0)
 
 
-
-client = mqtt.Client()
-client.on_connect = on_connect
-client.on_publish = on_publish
+def main:
+    client = mqtt.Client()
+    client.on_connect = on_connect
+    client.on_publish = on_publish
 
 
 
-client.tls_set(
-    "/etc/letsencrypt/live/resqaws.jankstudio.com/fullchain.pem", cert_reqs=ssl.CERT_NONE,
-    tls_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
+    client.tls_set(
+        "/etc/letsencrypt/live/resqaws.jankstudio.com/fullchain.pem", cert_reqs=ssl.CERT_NONE,
+        tls_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1)
 
-client.connect("resqaws.jankstudio.com", 8883, 60)
-t = Thread(target=getRedis, args=(1,))
+    client.connect("resqaws.jankstudio.com", 8883, 60)
+    t = Thread(target=getRedis, args=(1,))
 
-t.start()
+    t.start()
 
-signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, sigint_handler)
-client.loop_forever()
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, sigint_handler)
+    client.loop_forever()
 
+
+
+pid = "/tmp/mqtt_sender.pid"
+daemon = Daemonize(app="mqtt_sender", pid=pid, action=main)
+daemon.start()