diff --git a/api/src/dooris_api/__init__.py b/api/src/dooris_api/__init__.py
index 203d379..cdf4d67 100644
--- a/api/src/dooris_api/__init__.py
+++ b/api/src/dooris_api/__init__.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ def main():
         default=[i for i in os.environ.get("DOORIS_STATIC_API_TOKENS", "").split(",") if bool(i)],
     )
     args = argp.parse_args()
+    print(args.static_api_tokens)
 
     # setup logging
     logging.basicConfig(
diff --git a/api/src/dooris_api/ccujack.py b/api/src/dooris_api/ccujack.py
index de08bbf..03d0480 100644
--- a/api/src/dooris_api/ccujack.py
+++ b/api/src/dooris_api/ccujack.py
@@ -90,12 +90,15 @@ class CCUJackClient:
         self.data_updated = asyncio.Event()
 
     async def start(self):
-        self.task_process_messages = asyncio.get_running_loop().create_task(
-            self.process_mqt_messages(), name="process-mqtt-messages"
-        )
+        await self.mqtt.connect()
+        await self.find_locks()
+
         self.task_cron= asyncio.get_running_loop().create_task(
             self.cron(), name="ccujack-cron"
         )
+        self.task_process_messages = asyncio.get_running_loop().create_task(
+            self.process_mqt_messages(), name="process-mqtt-messages"
+        )
 
     async def close_connections(self):
         await asyncio.gather(self.mqtt.disconnect(), self.http.close())
@@ -159,18 +162,15 @@ class CCUJackClient:
         while True:
             try:
 
+                await asyncio.sleep(15 * 60) # 15 minutes
                 logger.info("Running CCUJack cron")
-                if not self.mqtt.is_connected:
+                await self.find_locks()
+                if not self.mqtt.is_connected():
                     logger.warning("MQTT client was discovered to be disconnected; reconnecting now")
                     await self.mqtt.connect()
 
-                await self.find_locks()
-
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.exception(f"Error in CCUJack cron task: {e}")
-            finally:
-                await asyncio.sleep(15 * 60) # 15 minutes
-            
 
     async def query_param_value(self, address: str) -> CCUValue:
         if address in self.param_values:
diff --git a/api/src/dooris_api/mqtt_client.py b/api/src/dooris_api/mqtt_client.py
index a090c5f..3df1f19 100644
--- a/api/src/dooris_api/mqtt_client.py
+++ b/api/src/dooris_api/mqtt_client.py
@@ -128,21 +128,19 @@ class AsyncMqttClient:
 
         to_add = topics.difference(self.active_subscriptions)
         if to_add:
+            logger.info(f"mqtt client subscribing to topics {', '.join(to_add)}")
+            self.fut_subscribe = asyncio.get_running_loop().create_future()
+            self.client.subscribe([(i, qos) for i in to_add])
+            await self.fut_subscribe
             self.active_subscriptions.update(to_add)
-            if self.is_connected:
-                logger.info(f"mqtt client subscribing to topics {', '.join(to_add)}")
-                self.fut_subscribe = asyncio.get_running_loop().create_future()
-                self.client.subscribe([(i, qos) for i in to_add])
-                await self.fut_subscribe
 
         to_remove = self.active_subscriptions.difference(topics)
         if to_remove:
+            logger.info(f"mqtt client unsubscribing from topics {','.join(to_remove)}")
+            self.fut_unsubscribe = asyncio.get_running_loop().create_future()
+            self.client.unsubscribe(list(to_remove))
+            await self.fut_unsubscribe
             self.active_subscriptions.difference_update(to_remove)
-            if self.is_connected:
-                logger.info(f"mqtt client unsubscribing from topics {','.join(to_remove)}")
-                self.fut_unsubscribe = asyncio.get_running_loop().create_future()
-                self.client.unsubscribe(list(to_remove))
-                await self.fut_unsubscribe
 
     async def connect(self):
         server_host, server_port = self.connection_string.rsplit(":", maxsplit=1)
@@ -159,19 +157,13 @@ class AsyncMqttClient:
         # re-establish all supposed mqtt subscriptions
         if len(self.active_subscriptions) > 0:
             qos = 1
-            self.fut_subscribe = asyncio.get_running_loop().create_future()
-            self.client.subscribe([(i, qos) for i in self.active_subscriptions])
-            await self.fut_subscribe
+            await self.client.subscribe((i, qos) for i in self.active_subscriptions)
 
     async def disconnect(self):
-        if not self.is_connected:
-            return
-        
         logger.info("Disconnecting mqtt client from broker")
         self.fut_disconnect = asyncio.get_running_loop().create_future()
         self.client.disconnect()
         await self.fut_disconnect
 
-    @property
     def is_connected(self) -> bool:
         return self.client.is_connected()