diff --git a/MqttClient.cpp b/MqttClient.cpp
index 87985cf..4e64997 100644
--- a/MqttClient.cpp
+++ b/MqttClient.cpp
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ Metro secondTick = Metro(1000);
 MqttClient::MqttClient(RequestSender *meterBusMaster) : m_mqttConfig(this),
                 m_client(), m_meterBusMaster(meterBusMaster), m_mqttClient(m_client),
                 m_disconnectState(3), m_disconnectTime(millis()), m_uptime(0), m_deviceIdx(0),
-                m_enabled(true)
+                m_enabled(true), m_errorCount(0)
 {
 }
 
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ void MqttClient::sendResponse(uint8_t *responseBuffer, uint16_t responseBufferLe
 void MqttClient::sendError(uint8_t code, uint16_t count, uint8_t token, char *name) {
   String msg = String("{ \"metadata\": { \"device\": \"MeterbusHub\", \"error\": ")
       + code + String(", \"count\": ") + count + String(", \"token\": ") + token + String(", \"name\": ") + String(name) + String(" }, \"data\": { \"uptime\": ") + m_uptime + String("}}");
+  m_errorCount = count;
   if (m_disconnectState == 0) {
     //Serial << "publishing " << msg << endl;
     //Serial << "length: " << msg.length() << endl;
@@ -334,7 +335,7 @@ void MqttClient::exec() {
     }
 
     byte wdogCnt = WDOG_RSTCNT;
-    String msg = String("{ \"metadata\": { \"device\": \"MeterbusHub\" }, \"data\": { \"uptime\": ") + m_uptime + String(", \"watchdogCnt\": ") + wdogCnt + String("}}");
+    String msg = String("{ \"metadata\": { \"device\": \"MeterbusHub\" }, \"data\": { \"uptime\": ") + m_uptime + String(", \"errCnt\": ") + m_errorCount + String(", \"watchdogCnt\": ") + wdogCnt + String("}}");
     if (m_disconnectState == 0) {
       m_mqttClient.publish("IoT/Heartbeat/MeterbusHub", (char*)msg.c_str());
     } else {
diff --git a/MqttClient.h b/MqttClient.h
index 63c9180..b7644ae 100644
--- a/MqttClient.h
+++ b/MqttClient.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ private:
   uint32_t m_uptime;
   uint8_t m_deviceIdx;
   bool m_enabled;
+  uint16_t m_errorCount;
   mbusDevTuple_t m_mbusDevTuple[NUM_OF_DEVICES];
 };