diff --git a/detect_objects.py b/detect_objects.py
index 784a6c7d9..f6b604af9 100644
--- a/detect_objects.py
+++ b/detect_objects.py
@@ -25,6 +25,17 @@ def main():
     # connect to mqtt and setup last will
     def on_connect(client, userdata, flags, rc):
         print("On connect called")
+        if rc != 0:
+            if rc == 3:
+                print ("MQTT Server unavailable")
+            elif rc == 4:
+                print ("MQTT Bad username or password")
+            elif rc == 5:
+                print ("MQTT Not authorized")
+            else:
+                print ("Unable to connect to MQTT: Connection refused. Error code: " + str(rc))
+        elif rc == 0:
+            print ("Connection to MQTT established.")
         # publish a message to signal that the service is running
         client.publish(MQTT_TOPIC_PREFIX+'/available', 'online', retain=True)
     client = mqtt.Client()
@@ -87,4 +98,4 @@ def main():
     camera.join()
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()
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+    main()