diff --git a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/helpers/birdnet_to_mqtt.sh b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/helpers/birdnet_to_mqtt.sh
index 1a48bfda5..54045d508 100644
--- a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/helpers/birdnet_to_mqtt.sh
+++ b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/helpers/birdnet_to_mqtt.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/with-contenv bashio
 # shellcheck shell=bash
 
-if bashio::services.available 'mqtt'; then
-  echo "Starting service: mqtt publish"
-  "$PYTHON_VIRTUAL_ENV" /usr/bin/birdnet_to_mqtt.py &>/proc/1/fd/1
-fi
+echo "Starting service: mqtt automated publish"
+"$PYTHON_VIRTUAL_ENV" /usr/bin/birdnet_to_mqtt.py &>/proc/1/fd/1