diff --git a/bin/daly-bms-cli b/bin/daly-bms-cli
index f746e05..84a7f87 100755
--- a/bin/daly-bms-cli
+++ b/bin/daly-bms-cli
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ if args.mqtt:
     mqtt_client.enable_logger(logger)
     mqtt_client.username_pw_set(args.mqtt_user, args.mqtt_password)
     mqtt_client.connect(args.mqtt_broker, port=args.mqtt_port)
-
+    mqtt_client.loop_start()
 
 def build_mqtt_hass_config_discovery(base):
     # Instead of daly_bms should be here added a proper name (unique), like serial or something