diff --git a/monitor/mqtt_monitor.go b/monitor/mqtt_monitor.go
index 1576170..7f3b2ea 100644
--- a/monitor/mqtt_monitor.go
+++ b/monitor/mqtt_monitor.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package monitor
 
 import (
 	"math/rand"
+	"net"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb"
 )
 
+var MonitorMQTTClient util.MQTTClientI
+
 type MqttMonitor struct {
 	db                          *leveldb.DB
 	dbMutex                     sync.Mutex // Mutex to synchronize write operations
@@ -25,6 +28,22 @@ type MqttMonitor struct {
 	contextMutex                sync.Mutex
 }
 
+func LazyLoadMonitorMQTTClient() {
+	if MonitorMQTTClient != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	conf := config.GetConfig()
+	hostPort := net.JoinHostPort(conf.MqttDomain, strconv.FormatInt(int64(conf.MqttPort), 10))
+	uri := "tcp://" + hostPort
+
+	opts := mqtt.NewClientOptions().AddBroker(uri)
+	opts.SetClientID(conf.ValidatorAddress + "-monitor")
+	opts.SetUsername(conf.MqttUser)
+	opts.SetPassword(conf.MqttPassword)
+	MonitorMQTTClient = mqtt.NewClient(opts)
+}
+
 func NewMqttMonitorService(db *leveldb.DB, config config.Config) *MqttMonitor {
 	service := &MqttMonitor{db: db, config: config, numberOfElements: 0, CleanupPeriodicityInMinutes: 10}
 	return service
@@ -133,8 +152,8 @@ func (mms *MqttMonitor) MqttMsgHandler(_ mqtt.Client, msg mqtt.Message) {
 }
 
 func (mms *MqttMonitor) MonitorActiveParticipants() {
-	util.LazyLoadMQTTClient()
-	if token := util.MQTTClient.Connect(); token.Wait() && token.Error() != nil {
+	LazyLoadMonitorMQTTClient()
+	if token := MonitorMQTTClient.Connect(); token.Wait() && token.Error() != nil {
 		mms.Log("[Monitor] error connecting to mqtt: " + token.Error().Error())
 		panic(token.Error())
 	}
@@ -143,7 +162,7 @@ func (mms *MqttMonitor) MonitorActiveParticipants() {
 
 	// Subscribe to a topic
 	subscriptionTopic := "tele/#"
-	if token := util.MQTTClient.Subscribe(subscriptionTopic, 0, messageHandler); token.Wait() && token.Error() != nil {
+	if token := MonitorMQTTClient.Subscribe(subscriptionTopic, 0, messageHandler); token.Wait() && token.Error() != nil {
 		mms.Log("[Monitor] error registering the mqtt subscription: " + token.Error().Error())
 		panic(token.Error())
 	}
diff --git a/monitor/mqtt_monitor_test.go b/monitor/mqtt_monitor_test.go
index 5c5c9e1..6162705 100644
--- a/monitor/mqtt_monitor_test.go
+++ b/monitor/mqtt_monitor_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/planetmint/planetmint-go/config"
 	"github.com/planetmint/planetmint-go/monitor"
-	"github.com/planetmint/planetmint-go/util"
 	"github.com/planetmint/planetmint-go/util/mocks"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb"
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 func init() {
 	// Use MQTT mock client
-	util.MQTTClient = &mocks.MockMQTTClient{}
+	monitor.MonitorMQTTClient = &mocks.MockMQTTClient{}
 }
 
 const (
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 func TestGMonitorActiveParticipants(t *testing.T) {
-	util.LazyLoadMQTTClient()
+	monitor.LazyLoadMonitorMQTTClient()
 	cfg := config.GetConfig()
 	db, err := leveldb.OpenFile("./activeActors.db", nil)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ func TestGMonitorActiveParticipants(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCleanupRemoval(t *testing.T) {
-	util.LazyLoadMQTTClient()
+	monitor.LazyLoadMonitorMQTTClient()
 
 	cfg := config.GetConfig()
 	db, err := leveldb.OpenFile("./activeActors.db", nil)
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ func TestCleanupRemoval(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCleanupPrecisionTest(t *testing.T) {
-	util.LazyLoadMQTTClient()
+	monitor.LazyLoadMonitorMQTTClient()
 
 	cfg := config.GetConfig()
 	db, err := leveldb.OpenFile("./activeActors.db", nil)
diff --git a/util/mqtt.go b/util/mqtt.go
index 620bfb1..3334c9a 100644
--- a/util/mqtt.go
+++ b/util/mqtt.go
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ type MQTTClientI interface {
 var (
 	MQTTClient                              MQTTClientI
 	mqttMachineByAddressAvailabilityMapping map[string]bool
-	mqttAcitveMachineMapping                map[string]int64
 	rwMu                                    sync.RWMutex
-	rwActiveMachineMu                       sync.RWMutex
 )
 
 const (
@@ -53,7 +51,6 @@ func LazyLoadMQTTClient() {
 
 func init() {
 	mqttMachineByAddressAvailabilityMapping = make(map[string]bool)
-	mqttAcitveMachineMapping = make(map[string]int64)
 }
 
 func SendMqttPopInitMessagesToServer(ctx sdk.Context, challenge types.Challenge) {