diff --git a/src/mqtt/hasp_mqtt_esp.cpp b/src/mqtt/hasp_mqtt_esp.cpp
index 682b494e..21bfbe13 100644
--- a/src/mqtt/hasp_mqtt_esp.cpp
+++ b/src/mqtt/hasp_mqtt_esp.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static inline size_t mqtt_msg_length(size_t len)
 
 void mqtt_process_topic_payload(const char* topic, const char* payload, unsigned int length)
 {
-    if(gui_acquire()) {
+    if(gui_acquire(pdMS_TO_TICKS(30))) {
         mqttLoop(); // First empty the MQTT queue
         LOG_TRACE(TAG_MQTT_RCV, F("%s = %s"), topic, payload);
         dispatch_topic_payload(topic, payload, length > 0, TAG_MQTT);