diff --git a/MQTTClient.py b/MQTTClient.py
index 114c9ce..0fe5c3c 100644
--- a/MQTTClient.py
+++ b/MQTTClient.py
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ def __init__(self, messageQ, commandQ, config) -> None:
     def connect (self,config) -> None:
         try:
             self._mqttConn.connect(config['mqtt_host'], port=config['mqtt_port'], keepalive=120)
-        except:
-            self.logger.error("problem with connect")
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.error("problem with connect: %s" % e)
     def close(self) -> None:
         self.logger.info("Closing connection")
         self._mqttConn.disconnect()