diff --git a/playbooks/files/scripts/mqtt_srv.py b/playbooks/files/scripts/mqtt_srv.py
index a430b0a..3b76384 100644
--- a/playbooks/files/scripts/mqtt_srv.py
+++ b/playbooks/files/scripts/mqtt_srv.py
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 from asyncio.log import logger
 import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
+try:
+    client = mqtt.Client(mqtt.CallbackAPIVersion.VERSION1)
+except:
+    client = mqtt.Client()
+
 from getmac import get_mac_address
 import platform
 import socket