diff --git a/doc/mqttserver.html b/doc/mqttserver.html
index b40c3af..aa97c35 100644
--- a/doc/mqttserver.html
+++ b/doc/mqttserver.html
@@ -54,14 +54,20 @@ Methods</h3>
 <td>Init MqttServer class.</td>
 </tr><tr>
 <td><a style="color:#0000FF" href="#MqttServer._get_procimglength">_get_procimglength</a></td>
-<td>Ermittelt aus piCtory Konfiguraiton die laenge.</td>
+<td>Ermittelt aus piCtory Konfiguration die laenge.</td>
 </tr><tr>
 <td><a style="color:#0000FF" href="#MqttServer._on_connect">_on_connect</a></td>
 <td>Verbindung zu MQTT Broker.</td>
 </tr><tr>
+<td><a style="color:#0000FF" href="#MqttServer._on_disconnect">_on_disconnect</a></td>
+<td>Wertet Verbindungsabbruch aus.</td>
+</tr><tr>
 <td><a style="color:#0000FF" href="#MqttServer._on_message">_on_message</a></td>
 <td>Sendet piCtory Konfiguration.</td>
 </tr><tr>
+<td><a style="color:#0000FF" href="#MqttServer._send_pictory_conf">_send_pictory_conf</a></td>
+<td>Sendet piCtory Konfiguration.</td>
+</tr><tr>
 <td><a style="color:#0000FF" href="#MqttServer.newlogfile">newlogfile</a></td>
 <td>Konfiguriert die FileHandler auf neue Logdatei.</td>
 </tr><tr>
@@ -117,7 +123,7 @@ MQTT ClientID, wenn leer automatisch random erzeugung
 MqttServer._get_procimglength</h3>
 <b>_get_procimglength</b>(<i></i>)
 <p>
-Ermittelt aus piCtory Konfiguraiton die laenge.
+Ermittelt aus piCtory Konfiguration die laenge.
 </p><dl>
 <dt>Returns:</dt>
 <dd>
@@ -129,12 +135,24 @@ MqttServer._on_connect</h3>
 <b>_on_connect</b>(<i>client, userdata, flags, rc</i>)
 <p>
 Verbindung zu MQTT Broker.
+</p><a NAME="MqttServer._on_disconnect" ID="MqttServer._on_disconnect"></a>
+<h3 style="background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#FF0000">
+MqttServer._on_disconnect</h3>
+<b>_on_disconnect</b>(<i>client, userdata, rc</i>)
+<p>
+Wertet Verbindungsabbruch aus.
 </p><a NAME="MqttServer._on_message" ID="MqttServer._on_message"></a>
 <h3 style="background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#FF0000">
 MqttServer._on_message</h3>
 <b>_on_message</b>(<i>client, userdata, msg</i>)
 <p>
 Sendet piCtory Konfiguration.
+</p><a NAME="MqttServer._send_pictory_conf" ID="MqttServer._send_pictory_conf"></a>
+<h3 style="background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#FF0000">
+MqttServer._send_pictory_conf</h3>
+<b>_send_pictory_conf</b>(<i></i>)
+<p>
+Sendet piCtory Konfiguration.
 </p><a NAME="MqttServer.newlogfile" ID="MqttServer.newlogfile"></a>
 <h3 style="background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#FF0000">
 MqttServer.newlogfile</h3>
diff --git a/eric-revpipyload.api b/eric-revpipyload.api
index 77d540a..7e7e323 100644
--- a/eric-revpipyload.api
+++ b/eric-revpipyload.api
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ logsystem.PipeLogwriter.stop?4()
 logsystem.PipeLogwriter?1(logfilename)
 mqttserver.MqttServer._get_procimglength?5()
 mqttserver.MqttServer._on_connect?5(client, userdata, flags, rc)
+mqttserver.MqttServer._on_disconnect?5(client, userdata, rc)
 mqttserver.MqttServer._on_message?5(client, userdata, msg)
+mqttserver.MqttServer._send_pictory_conf?5()
 mqttserver.MqttServer.newlogfile?4()
 mqttserver.MqttServer.run?4()
 mqttserver.MqttServer.stop?4()
diff --git a/revpipyload/mqttserver.py b/revpipyload/mqttserver.py
index 3d5dbcd..c198e4f 100644
--- a/revpipyload/mqttserver.py
+++ b/revpipyload/mqttserver.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class MqttServer(Thread):
         self._mq.on_message = self._on_message
 
     def _get_procimglength(self):
-        """Ermittelt aus piCtory Konfiguraiton die laenge.
+        """Ermittelt aus piCtory Konfiguration die laenge.
         @return Laenge des Prozessabbilds <class 'int'>"""
         try:
             with open(proginit.pargs.configrsc, "r") as fh:
@@ -101,25 +101,36 @@ class MqttServer(Thread):
     def _on_connect(self, client, userdata, flags, rc):
         """Verbindung zu MQTT Broker."""
         if rc > 0:
-            self.__mqttend = True
-            raise RuntimeError("can not connect to mqtt server")
+            proginit.warning("can not connect to mqtt broker - will retry")
+        else:
+            # piCtory übertragen um alle RevPiMqttIO zu benachrichtigen
+            self._send_pictory_conf()
 
-        # piCtory übertragen um alle RevPiMqttIO zu benachrichtigen
-        self._on_message(client, userdata, None)
+            # Subscribe piCtory Anforderung
+            client.subscribe(self._mqtt_sendpictory)
 
-        # Subscribe piCtory Anforderung
-        client.subscribe(self._mqtt_sendpictory)
+    def _on_disconnect(self, client, userdata, rc):
+        """Wertet Verbindungsabbruch aus."""
+        if rc != 0:
+            proginit.warning(
+                "unexpected disconnection from mqtt broker - "
+                "will try to reconnect"
+            )
 
     def _on_message(self, client, userdata, msg):
         """Sendet piCtory Konfiguration."""
 
         # piCtory Konfiguration senden
-        with open(proginit.pargs.configrsc, "rb") as fh:
-            client.publish(self._mqtt_pictory, fh.read())
+        self._send_pictory_conf()
 
         # Prozessabbild senden
         self._evt_data.set()
 
+    def _send_pictory_conf(self):
+        """Sendet piCtory Konfiguration."""
+        with open(proginit.pargs.configrsc, "rb") as fh:
+            self._mq.publish(self._mqtt_pictory, fh.read())
+
     def newlogfile(self):
         """Konfiguriert die FileHandler auf neue Logdatei."""
         pass
@@ -139,19 +150,34 @@ class MqttServer(Thread):
             )
 
         # MQTT verbinden
-        self._mq.connect(self._host, self._port, keepalive=60)
+        self._mq.connect_async(self._host, self._port, keepalive=60)
         self._mq.loop_start()
 
         # mainloop
+        buff = b''
+        err_count = 0
         while not self.__exit:
             self._evt_data.clear()
 
-            # Prozessabbild mit Daten übertragen
-            self._mq.publish(
-                self._mqtt_picontrol,
-                fh_proc.read(self._procimglength)
-            )
-            fh_proc.seek(0)
+            # Prozessabbild lesen
+            try:
+                fh_proc.seek(0)
+                buff = fh_proc.read(self._procimglength)
+                if err_count > 0:
+                    proginit.warning(
+                        "resume mqtt publishing after {} errors on "
+                        "processimage".format(err_count)
+                    )
+                err_count = 0
+            except IOError:
+                if err_count == 0:
+                    proginit.logger.error(
+                        "could not read process image for mqtt publishing"
+                    )
+                err_count += 1
+            else:
+                # Prozessabbild übertragen
+                self._mq.publish(self._mqtt_picontrol, buff)
 
             self._evt_data.wait(self._sendinterval)
 
diff --git a/revpipyload/revpipyload.py b/revpipyload/revpipyload.py
index a9806f8..b4b06ee 100755
--- a/revpipyload/revpipyload.py
+++ b/revpipyload/revpipyload.py
@@ -267,6 +267,9 @@ class RevPiPyLoad():
 
         # MQTT konfigurieren
         self.th_mqtt = self._plcmqtt()
+        if self.th_mqtt is not None and not self._exit:
+            proginit.logger.info("start mqtt publisher")
+            self.th_mqtt.start()
 
         # PLC Programm konfigurieren
         if restart_plcprogram:
@@ -629,7 +632,7 @@ class RevPiPyLoad():
         proginit.logger.debug("enter RevPiPyLoad.stop_plcmqtt()")
 
         if self.th_mqtt is not None and self.th_mqtt.is_alive():
-            proginit.logger.info("stopping revpiplc thread")
+            proginit.logger.info("stopping mqtt thread")
             self.th_mqtt.stop()
             self.th_mqtt.join()
             proginit.logger.debug("mqtt thread successfully closed")