diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 64fef89..4375aa2 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ void ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR sendValues() {
   WiFiClientSecure net;
   MQTTClient mqttclient(MQTT_MAX_PACKET_SIZE);
 
+  net.setInsecure();
   mqttclient.begin(mqttserver, 8883, net);
   int tries = 0;
   constexpr unsigned int retry_delay = 500;
@@ -389,6 +390,7 @@ void ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR sendValues() {
   }
   loop_count++;
 
+  net.stop();
   WiFi.disconnect();
   WiFi.mode(WIFI_OFF);
   WiFi.forceSleepBegin();