diff --git a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/__init__.py index b5ea258c5cc..86dce3d511b 100644 --- a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/__init__.py +++ b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/__init__.py @@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ class MQTT(object): } if client_id is None: - self._mqttc = mqtt.Client() + self._mqttc = mqtt.Client(protocol=mqtt.MQTTv311) else: - self._mqttc = mqtt.Client(client_id) + self._mqttc = mqtt.Client(client_id, protocol=mqtt.MQTTv311) self._mqttc.user_data_set(self.userdata)