diff --git a/src/assets/HestiaClasses.js b/src/assets/HestiaClasses.js
index 1877ba5..bfc7efc 100644
--- a/src/assets/HestiaClasses.js
+++ b/src/assets/HestiaClasses.js
@@ -74,7 +74,10 @@ export class Communicator {
         // Connect to the MQTT Broker
         console.log(`Attempting MQTT connection to broker: ${config.mqtt.address}`);
         this.client = mqtt.connect(config.mqtt.address, {
-            port: config.mqtt.port
+            port: config.mqtt.port,
+            protocol: config.mqtt.protocol,
+            username: config.mqtt.username,
+            password: config.mqtt.password
         });
         const { client } = this;
 
diff --git a/src/assets/hestia.js b/src/assets/hestia.js
index bfef93b..2c66cf8 100644
--- a/src/assets/hestia.js
+++ b/src/assets/hestia.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const config = {
         "username": "hestia",
         "password": "hestia",
         "port": 1883,
+        "protocol": "mqtt",
         "topics": {
             "igniter": "hestia/status/igniter",
             "exhaust": "hestia/status/exhaust",