diff --git a/netty-mqtt/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/mqtt/MqttClientImpl.java b/netty-mqtt/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/mqtt/MqttClientImpl.java
index 5e2c5d44cf..801470284b 100644
--- a/netty-mqtt/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/mqtt/MqttClientImpl.java
+++ b/netty-mqtt/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/mqtt/MqttClientImpl.java
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ final class MqttClientImpl implements MqttClient {
 
     private final ListeningExecutor handlerExecutor;
 
+    private final static int DISCONNECT_FALLBACK_DELAY_SECS = 1;
+
     /**
      * Construct the MqttClientImpl with default config
      */
@@ -468,13 +470,13 @@ final class MqttClientImpl implements MqttClient {
                 future.channel().close();
                 disconnected = true;
             });
-
             eventLoop.schedule(() -> {
                 if (channel.isOpen()) {
+                    log.trace("[{}] Channel still open after {} second; forcing close now", channel.id(), DISCONNECT_FALLBACK_DELAY_SECS);
                     this.channel.close();
                     disconnected = true;
                 }
-            }, 1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+            }, DISCONNECT_FALLBACK_DELAY_SECS, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/netty-mqtt/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/mqtt/MqttClientTest.java b/netty-mqtt/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/mqtt/MqttClientTest.java
index a65c9fb4c7..60e625aa8d 100644
--- a/netty-mqtt/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/mqtt/MqttClientTest.java
+++ b/netty-mqtt/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/mqtt/MqttClientTest.java
@@ -123,22 +123,12 @@ class MqttClientTest {
     void testDisconnectFromBroker() {
         // GIVEN
         var clientConfig = new MqttClientConfig();
-        clientConfig.setOwnerId("Test[ConnectToBroker]");
-        clientConfig.setClientId("connect");
+        clientConfig.setOwnerId("Test[Disconnect]");
+        clientConfig.setClientId("disconnect");
 
         client = MqttClient.create(clientConfig, null, handlerExecutor);
 
-        // WHEN
-        Promise<MqttConnectResult> connectFuture = client.connect(broker.getHost(), broker.getMqttPort());
-
-        // THEN
-        assertThat(connectFuture).isNotNull();
-
-        Awaitility.await("waiting for client to connect")
-                .atMost(Duration.ofSeconds(10L))
-                .until(connectFuture::isDone);
-
-        assertThat(connectFuture.isSuccess()).isTrue();
+        connect(broker.getHost(), broker.getMqttPort());
 
         // WHEN
         client.disconnect();