diff --git a/node/package.json b/node/package.json
index 6e7df62..908c690 100644
--- a/node/package.json
+++ b/node/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     "express": "4.13.3",
     "jade": "1.11.0",
     "moment": "2.11.0",
+    "mqtt": "2.1.3",
     "net-snmp": "1.1.14",
     "path": "0.12.7",
     "redis": "2.4.2",
diff --git a/node/statusbot.js b/node/statusbot.js
index 75c844a..d344d68 100755
--- a/node/statusbot.js
+++ b/node/statusbot.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ var IpPoll = require("./ip-poll");
 var Flukso = require("./flukso");
 var routes = require("./routes");
 var path = require('path');
+var mqttClient = require('mqtt');
 
 var spaceanswer = {
     api: "0.13",
@@ -70,6 +71,8 @@ var usercountanswer = {at: 0, current_value: 0, datapoints: [
 var snmpMac = new SnmpMac("juni.ctdo.de", "ctdo23");
 var ippoll = new IpPoll("flipdot.raum.ctdo.de", "195.160.169.30-120");
 var flukso = new Flukso("flukso.raum.ctdo.de", "/sensor/cf00e0b22230f4a8870af58f2b8719dd");
+var mqtt = mqttClient.connect('mqtt://raum.ctdo.de');
+var connected = false;
 
 var port = '9911';
 var address = 'localhost';
@@ -103,9 +106,25 @@ flukso.on('failed', function (error) {
     console.log("Flukso: " + error);
 });
 
+mqtt.on('connect', function() {  
+  console.log("connected to mqtt");
+  mqtt.subscribe('raumstatus/simple');
+});
+
+mqtt.on('message', function (topic, message) {  
+  if(topic === 'raumstatus/simple') {
+    connected = (message.toString() === 'true');
+  }
+});
+
+function sendSimple () {
+  mqtt.publish('raumstatus/simple', JSON.stringify(simpleanswer));
+}
+
 function work() {
     snmpMac.poll();
     ippoll.pollCount();
+    sendSimple();
 }
 
 setInterval(work, 60000);