diff --git a/lib/bindings/MQTTBinding.js b/lib/bindings/MQTTBinding.js
index e20b2f50..a52b5560 100644
--- a/lib/bindings/MQTTBinding.js
+++ b/lib/bindings/MQTTBinding.js
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ function start(callback) {
     const retries = mqttConfig.retries ? mqttConfig.retries : constants.MQTT_DEFAULT_RETRIES;
     const retryTime = mqttConfig.retryTime ? mqttConfig.retryTime : constants.MQTT_DEFAULT_RETRY_TIME;
     let isConnecting = false;
+    let isError = false;
     let numRetried = 1; // retries will be disabled when MQTT_DEFAULT_RETRIES=0
     config
         .getLogger()
@@ -288,6 +289,7 @@ function start(callback) {
             /*jshint quotmark: double */
             config.getLogger().fatal("GLOBAL-002: Couldn't connect with MQTT broker: %j", e);
             /*jshint quotmark: single */
+            isError = true;
             mqttClient.end();
         });
         mqttClient.on('message', commonBindings.mqttMessageHandler);
@@ -295,6 +297,10 @@ function start(callback) {
             config.getLogger().info(context, 'MQTT Client connected');
             recreateSubscriptions();
             numRetried = 1;
+            if (isError) {
+                config.getLogger().error(context, 'Releasing MQTT Client connected');
+                isError = false;
+            }
         });
         mqttClient.on('reconnect', function () {
             config.getLogger().debug(context, 'MQTT Client reconnect');