diff --git a/lib/espMqttClient/src/Config.h b/lib/espMqttClient/src/Config.h
index f43747421..b8a813c87 100644
--- a/lib/espMqttClient/src/Config.h
+++ b/lib/espMqttClient/src/Config.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ the LICENSE file.
 #endif
 
 #ifndef EMC_ALLOW_NOT_CONNECTED_PUBLISH
-#define EMC_ALLOW_NOT_CONNECTED_PUBLISH 1
+#define EMC_ALLOW_NOT_CONNECTED_PUBLISH 0
 #endif
 
 #ifndef EMC_WAIT_FOR_CONNACK
diff --git a/src/mqtt.cpp b/src/mqtt.cpp
index 77e697af8..a8d8a81b1 100644
--- a/src/mqtt.cpp
+++ b/src/mqtt.cpp
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ void Mqtt::on_connect() {
     // publish to the last will topic (see Mqtt::start() function) to say we're alive
     queue_publish_retain("status", "online", true); // with retain on
 
-    mqtt_publish_fails_ = 0;                        // reset fail count to 0
+    // mqtt_publish_fails_ = 0; // reset fail count to 0
 }
 
 // Home Assistant Discovery - the main master Device called EMS-ESP
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index b6cc182cf..47b185da0 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define EMSESP_APP_VERSION "3.7.0-dev.1"
+#define EMSESP_APP_VERSION "3.7.0-dev.1a"
diff --git a/src/web/WebStatusService.cpp b/src/web/WebStatusService.cpp
index 86ec82683..36ee1084f 100644
--- a/src/web/WebStatusService.cpp
+++ b/src/web/WebStatusService.cpp
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ void WebStatusService::webStatusService(AsyncWebServerRequest * request) {
     if (Mqtt::enabled()) {
         statJson       = statsJson.createNestedObject();
         statJson["id"] = 5;
-        statJson["s"]  = Mqtt::publish_count();
+        statJson["s"]  = Mqtt::publish_count() - Mqtt::publish_fails();
         statJson["f"]  = Mqtt::publish_fails();
-        statJson["q"]  = Mqtt::publish_count() == 0 ? 100 : 100 - (uint8_t)((100 * Mqtt::publish_fails()) / (Mqtt::publish_count() + Mqtt::publish_fails()));
+        statJson["q"]  = Mqtt::publish_count() == 0 ? 100 : 100 - (uint8_t)((100 * Mqtt::publish_fails()) / Mqtt::publish_count());
     }
 
     statJson       = statsJson.createNestedObject();