From ef4cb2abfb6cc23dacb860f342e7a8c677387a25 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ben Meadors <benmmeadors@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:05:42 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] If we're not client proxying and we are not connected, don't
 publish

---
 src/mqtt/MQTT.cpp | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/mqtt/MQTT.cpp b/src/mqtt/MQTT.cpp
index babbcfd7c..ad35e152a 100644
--- a/src/mqtt/MQTT.cpp
+++ b/src/mqtt/MQTT.cpp
@@ -692,7 +692,10 @@ void MQTT::publishNodeInfo()
 }
 void MQTT::publishQueuedMessages()
 {
-    if (mqttQueue.isEmpty() || !isConnected)
+    if (mqttQueue.isEmpty())
+        return;
+
+    if (!moduleConfig.mqtt.proxy_to_client_enabled && !isConnected)
         return;
 
     LOG_DEBUG("Publish enqueued MQTT message");