diff --git a/SunGather/exports/mqtt.py b/SunGather/exports/mqtt.py
index ba3685f..0ca0747 100644
--- a/SunGather/exports/mqtt.py
+++ b/SunGather/exports/mqtt.py
@@ -68,8 +68,11 @@ class export_mqtt(object):
         return name.lower().replace(' ','_')
 
     def publish(self, inverter):
-        if not self.mqtt_client.is_connected():
-            logging.warning(f'MQTT: Server Disconnected; {self.mqtt_queue.__len__()} messages queued, will automatically attempt to reconnect')
+        try:
+            if not self.mqtt_client.is_connected():
+                logging.warning(f'MQTT: Server Disconnected; {self.mqtt_queue.__len__()} messages queued, will automatically attempt to reconnect')
+        except Exception as err:
+            logging.warning(f'MQTT: Server Error; Server not configured')
         # qos=0 is set, so no acknowledgment is sent, rending this check useless
         #elif self.mqtt_queue.__len__() > 10:
         #    logging.warning(f'MQTT: {self.mqtt_queue.__len__()} messages queued, this may be due to a MQTT server issue')