diff --git a/imports/api/mqttApi.js b/imports/api/mqttApi.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43491b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/imports/api/mqttApi.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { connect } from 'mqtt';
+import _ from 'lodash';
+// var mqtt = require('mqtt');
+
+
+var client = connect('mqtt://mqtt.timovolkmann.de')
+
+function publish(topic, message) {
+  if (!client.connected) {
+    client.reconnect();
+  }
+  client.publish(topic, message, () => console.log('message sent...'))
+}
+
+module.exports = { publish }
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diff --git a/imports/api/mqttPublish.js b/imports/api/mqttPublish.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 6724cf1..0000000
--- a/imports/api/mqttPublish.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-var mqtt = require('mqtt')
-var client  = mqtt.connect('mqtt://timovolkmann.de')
-
-const PUBLISH_PATH = "smartgarden/commands/";
-const MQTT_DEVICE_ID = "esp-sebastian";
-
-publishMessage("smartgarden/commands/esp-sebastian/light", "on");
-
-/*client.on('connect', function () {
-    client.subscribe('presence', function (err) {
-        if (!err) {
-            //client.publish('presence', 'Hello mqtt')
-            publishMessage("smartgarden/commands/esp-sebastian/light", "on")
-        }
-    })
-})
-
-client.on('message', function (topic, message) {
-    // message is Buffer
-    console.log(message.toString())
-    client.end()
-})*/
-
-function publishMessage(topic, message) {
-    client.publish(topic, message);
-    console.log("publish message got called: " + message);
-}
-
-module.exports = {
-    publishMessage
-}
-
diff --git a/imports/ui/Home.jsx b/imports/ui/Home.jsx
index e57d60e..352a858 100644
--- a/imports/ui/Home.jsx
+++ b/imports/ui/Home.jsx
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import {CartesianGrid, Legend, Line, LineChart, ResponsiveContainer, Tooltip, XA
 import SensorCardDeck from './SensorCardDeck'
 import {SensorDataCollection, ActiveDeviceCollection} from "../../client/main";
 import {useTracker} from 'meteor/react-meteor-data';
-import {Col, Form, Row, Card, CardDeck} from "react-bootstrap";
+import { Col, Form, Row, Card, CardDeck, Button } from "react-bootstrap";
+import { Meteor } from 'meteor/meteor';
 
 export default function Home() {
 
@@ -37,6 +38,20 @@ export default function Home() {
         }
     }
 
+    const handleTest = (e) => {
+        console.log("test")
+        Meteor.call('mqttPublish', {
+            topic: 'smartgarden/commands/TEST',
+            payload: '{"payload": 1234}'
+        }, (err, res) => {
+            if (err) {
+                alert(err);
+            } else {
+                alert('success')
+            }
+        })
+    }
+
 
     if ((sensorData.length <= 0) || (deviceName.length <= 0)) {
         return (
@@ -73,6 +88,9 @@ export default function Home() {
                     <Col>
                         <h6>active device: {deviceName.deviceName}</h6>
                     </Col>
+                    <Col>
+                        <Button type={"test"} onClick={this.handleTest} >Send something test</Button>
+                    </Col>
                 </Row>
 
                 <SensorCardDeck/>
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8b4d904..3f9d8b6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
     "react-dom": "^16.13.1",
     "react-router-dom": "^5.2.0",
     "recharts": "^1.8.5",
-    "utf-8-validate": "^5.0.2"
+    "utf-8-validate": "^5.0.2",
+    "mqtt": "^4.1.0"
   },
   "meteor": {
     "mainModule": {
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@
     "testModule": "tests/main.js"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "mongodb": "^3.5.9",
-    "mqtt": "^4.1.0"
+    "mongodb": "^3.5.9"
   }
 }
diff --git a/server/main.js b/server/main.js
index b836f96..7f9ac00 100644
--- a/server/main.js
+++ b/server/main.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Meteor } from 'meteor/meteor';
+import { publish } from '../imports/api/mqttApi.js'
 
 var PlantTypesCollection = new Meteor.Collection('plantTypes');
 var SensorDataCollection = new Meteor.Collection('sensorData');
@@ -24,4 +25,11 @@ Meteor.startup(() => {
         Meteor.subscribe('sensorDataCollection');
         Meteor.subscribe('activeDeviceCollection');
     }
+
+    Meteor.methods({
+        'mqttPublish'({ topic, payload }) {
+            publish(topic, payload)
+        }
+    })
+
 });
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