diff --git a/roles/mosquitto/templates/mosquitto.conf.j2 b/roles/mosquitto/templates/mosquitto.conf.j2
index 8d81ed2..e228124 100644
--- a/roles/mosquitto/templates/mosquitto.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/mosquitto/templates/mosquitto.conf.j2
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ protocol mqtt
 
 # listen to mqtt over websockets
 listener 8883
-protocol websockets
+protocol mqtt
 
 # tls options
 certfile {{ tls_certs }}/{{ inventory_hostname }}.crt