diff --git a/src/MqttPlugin.cpp b/src/MqttPlugin.cpp
index 92d910a..92c17fc 100644
--- a/src/MqttPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/MqttPlugin.cpp
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ MqttPlugin::MqttPlugin(MqttConfig cfg)
     mqttConfig.clientName = cfg.clientName;
     mqttConfig.inTopicRoot = cfg.inTopicRoot;
     mqttConfig.outTopicRoot = cfg.outTopicRoot;
-    mqttConfig.fromFile("/mqttConfig.json");
 }
 
 void MqttPlugin::activate(Scheduler *scheduler)
 {
+    mqttConfig.fromFile("/mqttConfig.json");
     client = new PubSubClient(mqttConfig.brokerHost, mqttConfig.brokerPort, bind(&MqttPlugin::downstreamHandler, this, _1, _2, _3), wifiClient);
     enableConnectTask(scheduler);
     enableProcessTask(scheduler);
diff --git a/src/examples/basic/main.cpp b/src/examples/basic/main.cpp
index 9b5fb3d..165c040 100644
--- a/src/examples/basic/main.cpp
+++ b/src/examples/basic/main.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ void setup()
     });
     sprocket->addTask(publishHeap);
     sprocket->addPlugin(
-        new MqttPlugin({"sprocket", "192.168.1.2", 1883, "wirelos/mqttSprocket-in/", "wirelos/mqttSprocket-out/"}));
+        new MqttPlugin({"sprocket", "broker.lan", 1883, "wirelos/mqttSprocket-in/", "wirelos/mqttSprocket-out/"}));
 
     network = new WiFiNet(
         SPROCKET_MODE,