diff --git a/utils/mqtt_sender/mqtt_sender.py b/utils/mqtt_sender/mqtt_sender.py
index f610b3db..9484f753 100644
--- a/utils/mqtt_sender/mqtt_sender.py
+++ b/utils/mqtt_sender/mqtt_sender.py
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ def redis_listen(client, logger):
         if data:
             info = data[1].split('|')
             logger.info("Channel: " + info[0] + " message: " + info[1])
-            client.publish(info[0], info[1])
+            #client.publish(info[0], info[1])
+            # set QoS level to 1 for published messages
+            client.publish(info[0], info[1], 1)