ok everything is fixed yay

app.py

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ st.markdown("""
 """)
 
 # Checkbox to use own credentials
-use_own_creds = st.checkbox("Use your own credentials", value=False)
+use_own_creds = st.checkbox("Use custom broker", value=False)
 
 if use_own_creds:
     HIVEMQ_USERNAME = st.text_input("HIVEMQ Username", type="password")
@@ -122,9 +122,8 @@ elif st.session_state.selected_command == "control/gripper":
 with st.form("mqtt_form"):
     submitted = st.form_submit_button("Send Command")
     if submitted:
-        # Check if client exists in session_state
+		# check for creds changing
         if st.session_state['client'] is not None:
-            # Check if credentials have changed
             credentials_changed = (
                 st.session_state.get('HIVEMQ_USERNAME') != HIVEMQ_USERNAME or
                 st.session_state.get('HIVEMQ_PASSWORD') != HIVEMQ_PASSWORD or
@@ -132,12 +131,13 @@ with st.form("mqtt_form"):
                 st.session_state.get('DEVICE_ID') != DEVICE_ID or
                 st.session_state.get('PORT') != PORT
             )
+			# if creds change force client to reinit
             if credentials_changed:
-                # Disconnect old client and create new one
                 st.session_state['client'].disconnect()
-                st.session_state['client'] = None  # Set to None to force reinitialization
+                st.session_state['client'] = None
+
+		# reinit client
         if st.session_state['client'] is None:
-            # Create new client
             st.session_state['response_queue'] = queue.Queue()
             st.session_state['client'] = create_paho_client()
             setup_paho_client(
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ with st.form("mqtt_form"):
                 DEVICE_ID,
                 st.session_state['response_queue']
             )
-            # Store the credentials in session_state
+            # put creds in session_state so we can check if they change
             st.session_state['HIVEMQ_USERNAME'] = HIVEMQ_USERNAME
             st.session_state['HIVEMQ_PASSWORD'] = HIVEMQ_PASSWORD
             st.session_state['HIVEMQ_HOST'] = HIVEMQ_HOST