diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 7086c07..eaf9904 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void publishHomeAssistantDiscovery()
 
   discoveryTopic = "homeassistant/text/";
   discoveryTopic += uid + "/text/config";
-  mqtt.publish(discoveryTopic.c_str(), jsonString.c_str());
+  mqtt.publish(discoveryTopic.c_str(), jsonString.c_str(), true);
 
   Serial.println(String("\n\nHomeassistant Discovery was published: ") + jsonString);
   Serial.println(String("to: ") + discoveryTopic + String("\n\n"));
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void publishHomeAssistantDiscovery()
 
   discoveryTopic = "homeassistant/switch/";
   discoveryTopic += uid + "/switch/config";
-  mqtt.publish(discoveryTopic.c_str(), jsonString.c_str());
+  mqtt.publish(discoveryTopic.c_str(), jsonString.c_str(), true);
 
   Serial.println(String("\n\nHomeassistant Discovery was published: ") + jsonString);
   Serial.println(String("to: ") + discoveryTopic + String("\n\n"));
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ void loop()
         // publish availability message
         mqtt.subscribe(FLIPDOT_SWITCH_TOPIC);
         mqtt.subscribe(FLIPDOT_TEXT_TOPIC);
-        mqtt.publish(FLIPDOT_AVAILABILITY_TOPIC, "available");
+        mqtt.publish(FLIPDOT_AVAILABILITY_TOPIC, "available", true);
 
         publishHomeAssistantDiscovery();