diff --git a/server/util-server.js b/server/util-server.js
index ffd171b4..fb96abe7 100644
--- a/server/util-server.js
+++ b/server/util-server.js
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ exports.mqttAsync = function (hostname, topic, okMessage, options = {}) {
         const { port, username, password, interval = 20 } = options;
 
         // Adds MQTT protocol to the hostname if not already present
-        if (!/^(?:http|mqtt)s?:\/\//.test(hostname)) {
+        if (!/^(?:http|mqtt|ws)s?:\/\//.test(hostname)) {
             hostname = "mqtt://" + hostname;
         }
 
@@ -145,10 +145,11 @@ exports.mqttAsync = function (hostname, topic, okMessage, options = {}) {
             reject(new Error("Timeout"));
         }, interval * 1000 * 0.8);
 
-        log.debug("mqtt", "MQTT connecting");
+        const mqttUrl = `${hostname}:${port}`
+        
+        log.debug("mqtt", `MQTT connecting to ${mqttUrl}`);
 
-        let client = mqtt.connect(hostname, {
-            port,
+        let client = mqtt.connect(mqttUrl, {
             username,
             password
         });
diff --git a/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue b/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue
index c9d5ad2f..315d1e6c 100644
--- a/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue
+++ b/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue
@@ -604,7 +604,8 @@ export default {
             // Source: https://digitalfortress.tech/tips/top-15-commonly-used-regex/
             ipRegexPattern: "((^\\s*((([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])\\.){3}([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5]))\\s*$)|(^\\s*((([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){7}([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){6}(:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}|((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\\d|1\\d\\d|[1-9]?\\d)(\\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\\d|1\\d\\d|[1-9]?\\d)){3})|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){5}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,2})|:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\\d|1\\d\\d|[1-9]?\\d)(\\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\\d|1\\d\\d|[1-9]?\\d)){3})|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){4}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,3})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4})?:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\\d|1\\d\\d|[1-9]?\\d)(\\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\\d|1\\d\\d|[1-9]?\\d)){3}))|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){3}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,4})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,2}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\\d|1\\d\\d|[1-9]?\\d)(\\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\\d|1\\d\\d|[1-9]?\\d)){3}))|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){2}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,5})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,3}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\\d|1\\d\\d|[1-9]?\\d)(\\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\\d|1\\d\\d|[1-9]?\\d)){3}))|:))|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){1}(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,6})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,4}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\\d|1\\d\\d|[1-9]?\\d)(\\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\\d|1\\d\\d|[1-9]?\\d)){3}))|:))|(:(((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){1,7})|((:[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}){0,5}:((25[0-5]|2[0-4]\\d|1\\d\\d|[1-9]?\\d)(\\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\\d|1\\d\\d|[1-9]?\\d)){3}))|:)))(%.+)?\\s*$))",
             // Source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/106179/regular-expression-to-match-dns-hostname-or-ip-address
-            hostnameRegexPattern: "^(([a-zA-Z0-9_]|[a-zA-Z0-9_][a-zA-Z0-9\\-_]*[a-zA-Z0-9_])\\.)*([A-Za-z0-9_]|[A-Za-z0-9_][A-Za-z0-9\\-_]*[A-Za-z0-9_])$"
+            // Modified to accept http, https, mqtt, mqtts, ws and wss protocols accepted by mqtt.js (https://github.com/mqttjs/MQTT.js/#connect)
+            hostnameRegexPattern: "^((http|mqtt|ws)s?:\/\/)?([a-zA-Z0-9])?(([a-zA-Z0-9_]|[a-zA-Z0-9_][a-zA-Z0-9\\-_]*[a-zA-Z0-9_])\\.)*([A-Za-z0-9_]|[A-Za-z0-9_][A-Za-z0-9\\-_]*[A-Za-z0-9_])$"
         };
     },