diff --git a/interface/src/app/status/MqttStatus.tsx b/interface/src/app/status/MqttStatus.tsx
index 8f7207c1b..d2808b3b6 100644
--- a/interface/src/app/status/MqttStatus.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/app/status/MqttStatus.tsx
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ const MqttStatus = () => {
       return LL.NOT_ENABLED();
     }
     if (connected) {
-      return LL.CONNECTED(0) + (connect_count > 1 ? ' (' + connect_count + ')' : '');
+      return LL.CONNECTED(0) + ' (' + connect_count + ')';
     }
-    return LL.DISCONNECTED() + (connect_count > 1 ? ' (' + connect_count + ')' : '');
+    return LL.DISCONNECTED() + ' (' + connect_count + ')';
   };
 
   const disconnectReason = ({ disconnect_reason }: MqttStatusType) => {
diff --git a/src/mqtt.cpp b/src/mqtt.cpp
index edf5981b4..af2d954fb 100644
--- a/src/mqtt.cpp
+++ b/src/mqtt.cpp
@@ -468,6 +468,7 @@ void Mqtt::on_disconnect(espMqttClientTypes::DisconnectReason reason) {
         return;
     }
     connecting_ = false;
+    connectcount_++; // count # reconnects
 
     if (reason == espMqttClientTypes::DisconnectReason::TCP_DISCONNECTED) {
         LOG_WARNING("MQTT disconnected: TCP");
@@ -499,7 +500,6 @@ void Mqtt::on_connect() {
     LOG_INFO("MQTT connected");
 
     connecting_ = true;
-    connectcount_++; // count # reconnects. not currently used.
     queuecount_ = mqttClient_->queueSize();
 
     load_settings(); // reload MQTT settings - in case they have changes
diff --git a/src/system.cpp b/src/system.cpp
index 27df27e30..96565589e 100644
--- a/src/system.cpp
+++ b/src/system.cpp
@@ -691,9 +691,9 @@ void System::heartbeat_json(JsonObject output) {
     output["txfails"]    = EMSESP::txservice_.telegram_read_fail_count() + EMSESP::txservice_.telegram_write_fail_count();
 
     if (Mqtt::enabled()) {
-        output["mqttcount"]    = Mqtt::publish_count();
-        output["mqttfails"]    = Mqtt::publish_fails();
-        output["mqttconnects"] = Mqtt::connect_count();
+        output["mqttcount"]      = Mqtt::publish_count();
+        output["mqttfails"]      = Mqtt::publish_fails();
+        output["mqttreconnects"] = Mqtt::connect_count();
     }
     output["apicalls"] = WebAPIService::api_count(); // + WebAPIService::api_fails();
     output["apifails"] = WebAPIService::api_fails();
@@ -1557,7 +1557,7 @@ bool System::command_info(const char * value, const int8_t id, JsonObject output
         node["MQTTPublishes"]    = Mqtt::publish_count();
         node["MQTTQueued"]       = Mqtt::publish_queued();
         node["MQTTPublishFails"] = Mqtt::publish_fails();
-        node["MQTTConnects"]     = Mqtt::connect_count();
+        node["MQTTReconnects"]   = Mqtt::connect_count();
     }
     EMSESP::esp8266React.getMqttSettingsService()->read([&](const MqttSettings & settings) {
         node["enabled"]               = settings.enabled;