diff --git a/deployment/deploy-yml.tmpl b/deployment/deploy-yml.tmpl
index ff8355b..2e6b067 100644
--- a/deployment/deploy-yml.tmpl
+++ b/deployment/deploy-yml.tmpl
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ spec:
             - name: MQTT_BROKER
               value: mqtt://emqx01-anonymous-cluster-internal.broker.svc.cluster.local:1883
             - name: MQTT_TOPIC
-              value: Locative/Event
+              value: locative/event
           ports:
             - containerPort: 8080
               protocol: TCP
diff --git a/src/locsrv/database/database.go b/src/locsrv/database/database.go
index b8ce1f9..bfb2dff 100644
--- a/src/locsrv/database/database.go
+++ b/src/locsrv/database/database.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func New() *DatabaseHandle {
   } else {
     db.dbh = conn
     db.initialized = true
-    //log.Println("Database connection opened")
+    log.Println("Database connection opened")
   }
   return &db
 }
diff --git a/src/locsrv/main.go b/src/locsrv/main.go
index 57c0e14..bb79397 100644
--- a/src/locsrv/main.go
+++ b/src/locsrv/main.go
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ type locativeEvent struct {
 
 func main() {
   router := gin.Default()
-
   ch := make(chan locativeEvent)
   dbh := database.New()
   mqtt := mqtt.New()
@@ -56,7 +55,10 @@ func main() {
           log.Printf("Unable to marshal event: %v", err2)
         } else {
           log.Printf("Message: %s", message)
-          mqtt.Publish(string(message))
+          err := mqtt.Publish(person, string(message))
+          if err != nil {
+            log.Printf("Failed to publish: %v", err)
+          }
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/locsrv/mqtt/mqtt.go b/src/locsrv/mqtt/mqtt.go
index e00bd8c..63a0618 100644
--- a/src/locsrv/mqtt/mqtt.go
+++ b/src/locsrv/mqtt/mqtt.go
@@ -31,19 +31,21 @@ func New() *MqttHandle {
   }
 
   mqttHandle.pubTopic = os.Getenv("MQTT_TOPIC")
-  if mqttHandle.pubTopic != "" {
+  if mqttHandle.pubTopic == "" {
     log.Printf("No topic set")
     mqttHandle.initialized = false
   }
+  log.Printf("MQTT connection established")
   return &mqttHandle
 }
 
-func (self *MqttHandle) Publish(message string) error {
+func (self *MqttHandle) Publish(topicPost string, message string) error {
   if ! self.initialized {
     return fmt.Errorf("MQTT connection not initialized")
   }
 
-  token := self.client.Publish(self.pubTopic, 0, false, message) 
+  topic := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", self.pubTopic, topicPost)
+  token := self.client.Publish(topic, 0, false, message) 
   token.Wait()
   if token.Error() != nil {
     return fmt.Errorf("MQTT publish failed: %v", token.Error())