diff --git a/src/MissionManager/MissionManager.cc b/src/MissionManager/MissionManager.cc
index ab54a7da11981d3f0d41bf89c6ebe1e1c2722bbd..c61eb2c2ab2620eb204158a35ceff6049073f44b 100644
--- a/src/MissionManager/MissionManager.cc
+++ b/src/MissionManager/MissionManager.cc
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ void MissionManager::writeArduPilotGuidedMissionItem(const QGeoCoordinate& gotoC
 
     _transactionInProgress = TransactionWrite;
 
+    _connectToMavlink();
+
     mavlink_message_t       messageOut;
     mavlink_mission_item_t  missionItem;