diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1e83f57..073a6e2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Export metrics of a VEGAPULS Air connected via TTN as a prometheus service.
 
 ## Install ##
 
+- `zypper install python311-paho-mqtt`
 - `mkdir /opt/ttn-vegapulsair-exporter/`
 - `cd /opt/ttn-vegapulsair-exporter/`
 - import `ttn-vegapulsair-exporter.py` and `config.py`
diff --git a/ttn-vegapulsair-exporter.py b/ttn-vegapulsair-exporter.py
index ca93ab2..68b3e84 100644
--- a/ttn-vegapulsair-exporter.py
+++ b/ttn-vegapulsair-exporter.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import json
 import sys
 import config
 
-
 scrape_healthy = True
 startTime = datetime.now()
 lastMqttReception = datetime.now()
@@ -132,8 +131,11 @@ def update_metrics(payload, metadata):
     scrape_healthy = True
     mutex.release()
 
-def on_connect(mqttc, obj, flags, rc):
-    print("\nConnected to MQTT: rc = " + str(rc))
+def on_connect(client, userdata, flags, reason_code, properties):
+    if reason_code == 0:
+        print("\nConnected to MQTT: reason_code = " + str(reason_code))
+    if reason_code > 0:
+        print("\nNot connected to MQTT: reason_code = " + str(reason_code))
 
 def on_message(mqttc, obj, msg):
     #print("\nMessage: " + msg.topic + " " + str(msg.qos))
@@ -150,20 +152,24 @@ def on_message(mqttc, obj, msg):
         mutex.release()
         print("Unable to parse uplink")
 
-def on_subscribe(mqttc, obj, mid, granted_qos):
-    print("\nSubscribed to MQTT: " + str(mid) + " " + str(granted_qos))
+def on_subscribe(client, userdata, mid, reason_codes, properties):
+    print("\nSubscribed to MQTT: " + str(mid))
 
 def poll_mqtt(mqttc):
-    while True:
-        mqttc.loop(10)  # seconds timeout
+    mqttc.loop_forever()
+
+def on_disconnect(client, userdata, flags, reason_code, properties):
+    print("disconnect occoured")
+    client.reconnect()
 
 def main():
     print("starting ...")
 
-    mqttc = mqtt.Client(mqtt.CallbackAPIVersion.VERSION1)
+    mqttc = mqtt.Client(mqtt.CallbackAPIVersion.VERSION2)
     mqttc.on_connect = on_connect
     mqttc.on_subscribe = on_subscribe
     mqttc.on_message = on_message
+    mqttc.on_disconnect = on_disconnect
     mqttc.username_pw_set(config.ttn_user, config.ttn_key)
     mqttc.tls_set()
     mqttc.connect(config.ttn_region.lower() + ".cloud.thethings.network", 8883, 60)
diff --git a/ttn-vegapulsair-exporter.service b/ttn-vegapulsair-exporter.service
index e013c26..fb9868c 100644
--- a/ttn-vegapulsair-exporter.service
+++ b/ttn-vegapulsair-exporter.service
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ After=syslog.target
 After=network.target
 
 [Service]
+Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=2s
-Type=oneshot
+Type=simple
 User=prometheus
 Group=prometheus
 WorkingDirectory=/opt/ttn-vegapulsair-exporter/