diff --git a/Monitoring Client/module.php b/Monitoring Client/module.php
index 014bdfd..ce054cf 100644
--- a/Monitoring Client/module.php	
+++ b/Monitoring Client/module.php	
@@ -26,14 +26,78 @@ class MonitoringClient extends IPSModule {
     }
 
     // Überschreibt die intere IPS_ApplyChanges($id) Funktion
-    public function ApplyChanges() {
-        // Diese Zeile nicht löschen
-        parent::ApplyChanges();
+    public function ApplyChanges() {
+        // Diese Zeile nicht löschen
+        parent::ApplyChanges();
 
         $this->SetTimerInterval("Update", $this->ReadPropertyInteger("Updatetime") * 1000);
         $this->SetTimerInterval("ForceUpdate", $this->ReadPropertyInteger("ForceUpdatetime") * 1000 * 60);
-
-    }
+
+    }
+
+    private function isMqttConnectionReady($instanceId, $logError = true) {
+        $checked = array();
+        while ($instanceId > 0) {
+            if (isset($checked[$instanceId]) || !IPS_InstanceExists($instanceId)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            $checked[$instanceId] = true;
+            $instance = IPS_GetInstance($instanceId);
+            if ($instance["InstanceStatus"] != 102) {
+                if ($logError) {
+                    IPS_LogMessage("Monitoring Client", "MQTT connection is not ready: " . IPS_GetName($instanceId) . " (Status " . $instance["InstanceStatus"] . ")");
+                }
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            $instanceId = isset($instance["ConnectionID"]) ? $instance["ConnectionID"] : 0;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private function getMqttClientSocketId($instanceId) {
+        $checked = array();
+        while ($instanceId > 0 && !isset($checked[$instanceId]) && IPS_InstanceExists($instanceId)) {
+            $checked[$instanceId] = true;
+            $instance = IPS_GetInstance($instanceId);
+            if (isset($instance["ModuleInfo"]["ModuleName"]) && $instance["ModuleInfo"]["ModuleName"] == "Client Socket") {
+                return $instanceId;
+            }
+
+            $instanceId = isset($instance["ConnectionID"]) ? $instance["ConnectionID"] : 0;
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    private function reconnectMqttClientSocket($serverId) {
+        $socketId = $this->getMqttClientSocketId($serverId);
+        if ($socketId === 0) {
+            IPS_LogMessage("Monitoring Client", "No Client Socket found for the configured MQTT Client.");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        for ($attempt = 1; $attempt <= 20; $attempt++) {
+            IPS_SetProperty($socketId, "Open", false);
+            IPS_ApplyChanges($socketId);
+            IPS_Sleep(100);
+
+            IPS_SetProperty($socketId, "Open", true);
+            IPS_ApplyChanges($socketId);
+            IPS_Sleep(500);
+
+            if ($this->isMqttConnectionReady($serverId, false)) {
+                IPS_LogMessage("Monitoring Client", "MQTT Client Socket reconnected on attempt " . $attempt . ".");
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        IPS_LogMessage("Monitoring Client", "MQTT Client Socket could not be reconnected after 20 attempts.");
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
     * Die folgenden Funktionen stehen automatisch zur Verfügung, wenn das Modul über die "Module Control" eingefügt wurden.
     * Die Funktionen werden, mit dem selbst eingerichteten Prefix, in PHP und JSON-RPC wiefolgt zur Verfügung gestellt:
@@ -45,10 +109,13 @@ class MonitoringClient extends IPSModule {
     a given topic without having to manually create a
     MQTT server device */
     public function MqttPublish($server_id, $topic, $payload, $retain) {
-        // ensure server instance exists
-        if(!IPS_InstanceExists($server_id)) {
-            return false;
-        }
+        // ensure server instance exists
+        if(!IPS_InstanceExists($server_id)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (!$this->isMqttConnectionReady($server_id)) {
+            return false;
+        }
 
         // convert array structure to json string
         if(is_array($payload)) $payload = json_encode($payload);
@@ -113,6 +180,9 @@ class MonitoringClient extends IPSModule {
                 IPS_SetConfiguration($id, $config_str);
                 IPS_SetHidden($id,true);
                 IPS_ApplyChanges($id);
+                if (!$this->isMqttConnectionReady($id)) {
+                    return false;
+                }
 
                 // get Value variable and use it to publish the payload
                 $var_id = @IPS_GetObjectIDByIdent("Value", $id);
@@ -153,10 +223,13 @@ class MonitoringClient extends IPSModule {
         }
 
         // ensure server instance exists
-        if(!IPS_InstanceExists($server_id)) {
-            IPS_LogMessage("Monitoring Client", "Server instance does not exist for Setpoint Sync.");
-            return false;
-        }
+        if(!IPS_InstanceExists($server_id)) {
+            IPS_LogMessage("Monitoring Client", "Server instance does not exist for Setpoint Sync.");
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (!$this->isMqttConnectionReady($server_id)) {
+            return false;
+        }
 
         // determine data type
         if(is_string($payload)) {
@@ -209,12 +282,15 @@ class MonitoringClient extends IPSModule {
             $inst_config = IPS_GetInstance($id);
             if($inst_config["ConnectionID"] != $server_id) {
                 IPS_DisconnectInstance($id);
-                if(!@IPS_ConnectInstance($id, $server_id)) {
-                    return false;
-                    IPS_LogMessage("Monitoring Client", "Could not connect device to server instance for Setpoint Sync.");
-                }
-            }
-            IPS_LogMessage("Monitoring Client", "Parentid was :".$id);
+                if(!@IPS_ConnectInstance($id, $server_id)) {
+                    return false;
+                    IPS_LogMessage("Monitoring Client", "Could not connect device to server instance for Setpoint Sync.");
+                }
+            }
+            if (!$this->isMqttConnectionReady($id)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            IPS_LogMessage("Monitoring Client", "Parentid was :".$id);
             $id = IPS_GetChildrenIDs($id)[0];
             IPS_LogMessage("Monitoring Client", "ID was :".$id);
 
@@ -367,6 +443,12 @@ class MonitoringClient extends IPSModule {
         $projectname = $this->ReadPropertyString("Projectname");
         $ispnumber = $this->ReadPropertyInteger("ISP");
 
+        // A manual force update starts with a clean MQTT socket connection.
+        // Normal timer-driven sends do not interrupt the connection.
+        if (!$this->reconnectMqttClientSocket($mqttId)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         $catIds = array(
             array("id" => $this->ReadPropertyInteger("ParseNotifyCategoryID"), "top" => "Projekte" . $projectyear . "/P" . $projectnumber . "/ISP" . $ispnumber . "/Notify/"),
             array("id" => $this->ReadPropertyInteger("ParseAlarmCategoryID"), "top" => "Projekte" . $projectyear . "/P" . $projectnumber . "/ISP" . $ispnumber . "/Alarm/"),
@@ -378,7 +460,9 @@ class MonitoringClient extends IPSModule {
             foreach ($this->getCategoryVariables($catId["id"]) as $variable) {
                 $topic = $this->getTopicForVariable($catId["top"], $variable, true);
                 $payload = round(GetValue($variable["id"]), 2);
-                $this->MqttPublish($mqttId, $topic, $payload, false);
+                if (!$this->MqttPublish($mqttId, $topic, $payload, false)) {
+                    return;
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/library.json b/library.json
index fda9eff..fe65015 100644
--- a/library.json
+++ b/library.json
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
         "date": 1491343200
     },
     "version": "3.0",
-    "build": 2,
+    "build": 4,
     "date": 0
 }