diff --git a/src/frigate_mqtt.c b/src/frigate_mqtt.c
index db6e92b..dca6d46 100644
--- a/src/frigate_mqtt.c
+++ b/src/frigate_mqtt.c
@@ -228,8 +228,15 @@ int cfc_frigate_mqtt_create(const cfc_frigate_mqtt_config_t *cfg,
     atomic_init(&f->events_received, 0);
     atomic_init(&f->parse_errors, 0);
 
+    /* client_id уникальный per instance. now_ms() недостаточно — несколько
+     * subscriber'ов создаются в один тик (frigate + yoloworld), получают
+     * одинаковый client_id и mosquitto kick'aет old при connect нового
+     * → reconnect loop. Добавляем статический counter для tie-break. */
+    static _Atomic int instance_seq = 0;
+    int seq = atomic_fetch_add(&instance_seq, 1);
     char client_id[64];
-    snprintf(client_id, sizeof(client_id), "composer-frigate-%d", (int)now_ms());
+    snprintf(client_id, sizeof(client_id), "composer-frigate-%d-%d",
+             (int)now_ms(), seq);
     f->mosq = mosquitto_new(client_id, true, f);
     if (!f->mosq) goto fail;