diff --git a/power_mqtt1.py b/power_mqtt1.py
index 9527d5e..f82032a 100755
--- a/power_mqtt1.py
+++ b/power_mqtt1.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import smbus
 import time
 import paho.mqtt.client as mqt
 from datetime import datetime
+import _thread
 
 bus = smbus.SMBus(1)
 mqtc = mqt.Client()
@@ -195,6 +196,9 @@ def init_mqtt():
     mqtc.on_message = on_message
     mqtc.on_connect = on_connect
     mqtc.on_subscribe = on_subscribe
+
+    _thread.start_new_thread(i2c_status_thread, ())
+
     mqtc.loop_forever()
 
 init_mqtt()