diff --git a/server/monitor-types/mqtt.js b/server/monitor-types/mqtt.js
index cff5c93d7..d9aaf964d 100644
--- a/server/monitor-types/mqtt.js
+++ b/server/monitor-types/mqtt.js
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ class MqttMonitorType extends MonitorType {
 
             let client = mqtt.connect(mqttUrl, {
                 username,
-                password
+                password,
+                clientId: 'uptime-kuma_' + Math.random().toString(16).substr(2, 8)
             });
 
             client.on("connect", () => {