diff --git a/gps/van-gps-owntracks b/gps/van-gps-owntracks
index 7fe8070..61b8649 100644
--- a/gps/van-gps-owntracks
+++ b/gps/van-gps-owntracks
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ while session.read() == 0:
             if debug:
                 print('* ', gc, jmsg)
                 print('* ', mytopic, pubproperties)
-            rc = client.publish(mytopic, jmsg, 0, properties=pubproperties)
+            rc = client.publish(mytopic, jmsg, qos=1, retain=True, properties=pubproperties)
             if debug:
                 print("*  client.publish rc=", rc)
             lastmsg = msg