diff --git a/code/drv_mqtt/requirements.txt b/code/drv_mqtt/requirements.txt
index 75fddbe..bee5a1f 100644
--- a/code/drv_mqtt/requirements.txt
+++ b/code/drv_mqtt/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 system_logger_tool>=0.0.3
-paho-mqtt>=1.5.0
\ No newline at end of file
+paho-mqtt>=2.0.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/drv_mqtt/src/wattrex_driver_mqtt/drv_mqtt.py b/code/drv_mqtt/src/wattrex_driver_mqtt/drv_mqtt.py
index 3198047..cca1c2e 100644
--- a/code/drv_mqtt/src/wattrex_driver_mqtt/drv_mqtt.py
+++ b/code/drv_mqtt/src/wattrex_driver_mqtt/drv_mqtt.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #######################         GENERIC IMPORTS          #######################
 
 #######################       THIRD PARTY IMPORTS        #######################
-from paho.mqtt.client import Client, MQTTv311, MQTTMessage
+from paho.mqtt.client import Client, MQTTv311, MQTTMessage, CallbackAPIVersion
 from paho.mqtt.properties import Properties
 from paho.mqtt.packettypes import PacketTypes
 
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ class DrvMqttDriverC:
     def __init__(self, error_callback, cred_path : str) -> None:
         #Connection success callback
         cred = sys_conf_read_config_params(filename=cred_path, section='mqtt')
-        self.__client = Client(protocol=MQTTv311, transport="tcp", reconnect_on_failure=True)
+        self.__client = Client(callback_api_version= CallbackAPIVersion.VERSION2,
+                protocol=MQTTv311, transport="tcp", reconnect_on_failure=True)
         self.__client.username_pw_set(cred['user'], cred['password'])
         self.__client.enable_logger(log)
 
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ def __init__(self, error_callback, cred_path : str) -> None:
         n_attempts = 0
         self.__client.loop(timeout=0.5)
         while not self.__client.is_connected():
-            self.__client.reconnect_delay_set(min_delay=0.5, max_delay=30)
+            self.__client.reconnect_delay_set(min_delay=1, max_delay=30)
             self.__client.loop(timeout=0.5)
             if n_attempts > 10:
                 raise DrvMqttBrokerErrorC('Error connecting to mqtt broker')
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ def __init__(self, error_callback, cred_path : str) -> None:
 
         self.__subs_topics = {}
 
-    def on_connect(self, client, userdata, flags, error_code): #pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    def on_connect(self, client, userdata, flags, error_code, properties): #pylint: disable=unused-argument
         """
         Callback function for successful connection to the broker.
         """
diff --git a/code/drv_mqtt/tests/example.py b/code/drv_mqtt/tests/example.py
index b5d2b7d..41f7624 100644
--- a/code/drv_mqtt/tests/example.py
+++ b/code/drv_mqtt/tests/example.py
@@ -11,13 +11,12 @@
 #######################       THIRD PARTY IMPORTS        #######################
 
 #######################    SYSTEM ABSTRACTION IMPORTS    #######################
-from system_logger_tool import sys_log_logger_get_module_logger
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    from system_logger_tool import SysLogLoggerC
-    cycler_logger = SysLogLoggerC()
-log = sys_log_logger_get_module_logger(__name__)
+from system_logger_tool import sys_log_logger_get_module_logger, SysLogLoggerC, Logger
+cycler_logger = SysLogLoggerC(file_log_levels='code/log_config.yaml')
+log: Logger = sys_log_logger_get_module_logger(__name__)
 
-from ..src.wattrex_driver_mqtt.drv_mqtt import DrvMqttDriverC #pylint: disable= relative-beyond-top-level
+sys.path.append(os.getcwd()+'/code/drv_mqtt/')
+from src.wattrex_driver_mqtt.drv_mqtt import DrvMqttDriverC #pylint: disable= relative-beyond-top-level
 
 #### Example for bfr ####
 def error(data):
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ def main():
     """This function is called when the driver is started.
     It is called when the event loop is started .
     """
-    driver = DrvMqttDriverC(error)
+    driver = DrvMqttDriverC(error, "code/creds.yaml")
     try:
         pwr_ref = 'ctrl/pwr_ref'
         mode_topic = 'ctrl/mode'