diff --git a/omv_backup_v2.py b/omv_backup_v2.py
index 8116ffb..3e02065 100644
--- a/omv_backup_v2.py
+++ b/omv_backup_v2.py
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ if _BACKUP:
             now = datetime.datetime.now()
             STARTTIME = now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S")
             msg = {"mode":_MODE, "status":"started","bak_name":"complete","host":"","cur_job":"","start_time":STARTTIME,"end_time":"in progress","progress":0,"finished":",".join(finished)}
-            client.publish(topic_sum, json.dumps(msg),2,True);
+            client.publish(topic_sum, json.dumps(msg),qos=0, retain=True);
             client.disconnect()
             # iterate over files in 
             # that directory
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ if _BACKUP:
                         client.connect(broker,1883,60)
                         msg = {"status":"inactive","bak_name":b,"start_time":"inactive","end_time":"inactive","progress":0}
 
-                        client.publish(topic, json.dumps(msg))
+                        client.publish(topic, json.dumps(msg),qos=0, retain=True)
                         client.disconnect()
                         continue
 
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ if _BACKUP:
                    # msg = {"status":"started","bak_name":b,"start_time":DATETIME,"end_time":"in progress", "progress":0}
                     msg = {"mode":_MODE, "status":"started","bak_name":"complete","host":host,"cur_job":b,"start_time":STARTTIME,"end_time":"in progress","progress":0,"finished":",".join(finished)}
                     client.connect(broker,1883,60)
-                    client.publish(topic, json.dumps(msg),2,True)
+                    client.publish(topic, json.dumps(msg),qos=0, retain=True)
                     client.disconnect()
 
                     cmnd = "mkdir -p " + NEW_BACKUP_DIR
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ if _BACKUP:
                     finished.append(b)
                     msg = {"mode":_MODE, "status":"finished","bak_name":"complete","host":host,"cur_job":b,"start_time":ENDTIME,"end_time":"in progress","progress":0,"finished":",".join(finished)}
                     client.connect(broker,1883,10)
-                    client.publish(topic, json.dumps(msg),2,True)
+                    client.publish(topic, json.dumps(msg),qos=0, retain=True)
                     client.disconnect()
 
                 print("Getting size of FS")
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ if _BACKUP:
                 
                 
                 client.connect(broker,1883,10)
-                client.publish(topic_sum, json.dumps(msg),2,True)
+                client.publish(topic_sum, json.dumps(msg),qos=0, retain=True)
                 client.disconnect()
                 
                 os.remove(filename.path)