diff --git a/opcua2mqtt/MqttPublish.py b/opcua2mqtt/MqttPublish.py
index 3714901..746383e 100644
--- a/opcua2mqtt/MqttPublish.py
+++ b/opcua2mqtt/MqttPublish.py
@@ -35,9 +35,8 @@ class MqttPublish(AbstractMqttPublisher):
                         payload = { "count": cnt, "uptime": uptime }
                         self.client.publish(self.statusTopic, json.dumps(payload), retain=True)
             except Empty:
-                if self.killBill:
-                    logger.error("killbill received")
-                    break
+                # just evaluate the killBill at the top of the loop again
+                pass
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.error(f"Exception {type(e)} received in MQTT local loop: {e}")
 
diff --git a/opcua2mqtt/OpcUaRequester.py b/opcua2mqtt/OpcUaRequester.py
index d333652..49dd62f 100644
--- a/opcua2mqtt/OpcUaRequester.py
+++ b/opcua2mqtt/OpcUaRequester.py
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ class OpcUaRequester(threading.Thread):
                         except ua.UaError as e:
                             logger.error(f"UaError in inner OPC-UA loop: {type(e)} {e}")
                 await asyncio.sleep(self.delay)
-            except TimeoutError as e:
+            except asyncio.exceptions.TimeoutError as e:
                 logger.error(f"Timeout in inner OPC-UA loop")
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error(f"Exception in inner OPC-UA loop: {type(e)} {e}")
 
     def run(self):
         loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()