diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 3f20685..89abd33 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ services:
             - DATABASE_PASS=mitko2021
             - GARDEN_IP=0.0.0.0
             # - GARDEN_IP=192.168.0.100
-            - MQTT_HOST=node-mqtt
+            - MQTT_HOST=192.168.0.10
             - MQTT_PORT_HTTP=1883
             - MQTT_PORT_HTTPS=8444
             - MQTT_ESP_NAME=Garden
         depends_on:
             - node-mysql
-            - node-mqtt
+            #- node-mqtt
         restart: always
         ports:
             - 2081:2080
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ services:
         volumes:
             - iotdbdata:/var/lib/mysql
     # for mitko:mqtt
-    node-mqtt:
-        image: eclipse-mosquitto
-        command: mosquitto -c /mosquitto-no-auth.conf 
-        hostname: node-mqtt
-        ports:
-            - 1885:1883
-            - 10883:1883
-        restart: always
+    # node-mqtt:
+    #     image: eclipse-mosquitto
+    #     command: mosquitto -c /mosquitto-no-auth.conf 
+    #     hostname: node-mqtt
+    #     ports:
+    #         - 1885:1883
+    #         - 10883:1883
+    #     restart: always
 volumes:
   iotdbdata:
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/mqtt.js b/src/mqtt.js
index ba14b90..aa6d947 100644
--- a/src/mqtt.js
+++ b/src/mqtt.js
@@ -180,15 +180,16 @@ mqtt_client.on("message", function (topic, message) {
   }
   if (topic === EspDeviceName + "/ping") {
     try {
-      console.log("MQTT> processing /ping message. Payload:" + context);
+      //console.log("MQTT> processing /ping message. Payload:" + context);
       var data = context.replace(/^\{|\}$/g, '').split('|');
       var ip = data[4].replace(/"/g, '');
       if (ip != config.gardenIP) {
         //console.log("MQTT> /ping got us " + data.length + " data items");
         config.gardenIP = ip;
         let newConfig = require(configPath);
-        newConfig[env].gardenIP = ip;        
+        newConfig[env].gardenIP = ip;
         fs.writeFileSync(configPath, JSON.stringify(newConfig, null, 2));
+        handled = true;
         console.log("Got NEW reporded garden controller IP: " + ip + ". new value stored in persistent settings storage");
       }
     } catch (e) {