diff --git a/mqttclient/fanATserial2mqtt.py b/mqttclient/fanATserial2mqtt.py
index 3b4079a..2a068e3 100644
--- a/mqttclient/fanATserial2mqtt.py
+++ b/mqttclient/fanATserial2mqtt.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from paho.mqtt import client as mqtt_client
 import os
 import serial
 
-MAXIMUM_COMMUNICATION_FAILURE=100
+MAXIMUM_COMMUNICATION_FAILURE=1000
 
 TEMPERATUR_MIN_DIFFERENCE   = 2
 TARGET_MIN_DIFFERENCE       = 1
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ client.loop_start()
 
 client.publish(mqtt_topic + "device", ser.name) # check which port was really used
 
+# Reset Serial Communication statistic
 SerialCommunicationFailureCounter=0
+client.publish(mqtt_topic + "serialcom/failure", str(SerialCommunicationFailureCounter))
 
 # store last published value
 lastTemperatur  = -1