diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 98188e3..7edd6a5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ flask-marshmallow
 py-healthcheck
 Flask-InfluxDB
 tzdata
-tzlocal
\ No newline at end of file
+tzlocal
+apscheduler~=3.7.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app.py b/src/app.py
index 0132fe0..1638ae1 100644
--- a/src/app.py
+++ b/src/app.py
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ from influxus import influx_db
 from resources import SampleResource, SampleParameterResource
 from healthchecks import health_database_status
 
+import atexit
+
+from apscheduler.schedulers.background import BackgroundScheduler
+from magic_ampq import magic_ampq
+
 """
 Main Flask RESTful API
 """
@@ -40,6 +45,16 @@ api = Api(app)
 health = HealthCheck()
 db.init_app(app)
 ma.init_app(app)
+
+# ampq magic stuff
+magic_ampq.init_app(app)
+
+ampq_loop_scheduler = BackgroundScheduler()
+ampq_loop_scheduler.add_job(func=lambda: magic_ampq.loop(), trigger="interval", seconds=5)
+atexit.register(lambda: ampq_loop_scheduler.shutdown())
+
+ampq_loop_scheduler.start()
+
 if Config.ENABLE_INFLUXDB:
     influx_db.init_app(app)
 
@@ -56,3 +71,4 @@ api.add_resource(SampleParameterResource, '/sample/<tag>')
 
 health.add_check(health_database_status)
 app.add_url_rule("/healthz", "healthcheck", view_func=lambda: health.run())
+
diff --git a/src/magic_ampq.py b/src/magic_ampq.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97b2c70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/magic_ampq.py
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+from flask import Flask
+from threading import Lock
+import pika
+import pika.exceptions
+import json
+import time
+
+
+class MagicAMPQ:
+    """
+    This is my pathetic attempt to make RabbitMQ connection in a Flask app reliable and performant.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, app: Flask = None):
+        self.app = app
+        if app:
+            self.init_app(app)
+
+        self._lock = Lock()
+        self._credentials = None
+
+    def init_app(self, app: Flask):
+        self.app = app
+        self.app.config.setdefault('FLASK_PIKA_PARAMS', {})
+        self.app.config.setdefault('EXCHANGE_NAME', None)
+        self.app.config.setdefault('RABBITMQ_QUEUE', None)
+
+        self._credentials = pika.PlainCredentials(
+            app.config['FLASK_PIKA_PARAMS']['username'],
+            app.config['FLASK_PIKA_PARAMS']['password']
+        )
+
+        self._reconnect_ampq()
+
+    def _reconnect_ampq(self):
+        self._pika_connection = pika.BlockingConnection(
+            pika.ConnectionParameters(
+                host=self.app.config['FLASK_PIKA_PARAMS']['host'],
+                credentials=self._credentials,
+                heartbeat=10,
+                socket_timeout=5)
+        )
+        self._pika_channel = self._pika_connection.channel()
+        self._pika_channel.exchange_declare(
+            exchange=self.app.config['EXCHANGE_NAME'],
+            exchange_type='direct'
+        )
+
+    def loop(self):
+        """
+        This method should be called periodically to keep up the connection
+        """
+        with self._lock:
+            try:
+                self._pika_connection.process_data_events(0)
+                # We won't attempt retry if this fail
+            except pika.exceptions.AMQPConnectionError:
+                self._reconnect_ampq()
+
+    def publish(self, payload=None):
+        """
+        Publish a simple json serialized message to the configured queue.
+        If the connection is broken, then this call will block until the connection is restored
+        """
+        with self._lock:
+            tries = 0
+            while True:
+                try:
+                    self._pika_channel.basic_publish(
+                        exchange=self.app.config['EXCHANGE_NAME'],
+                        routing_key='feature',
+                        body=json.dumps(payload).encode('UTF-8')
+                    )
+                    break  # message sent successfully
+                except pika.exceptions.AMQPConnectionError:
+
+                    if tries > 30:
+                        raise  # just give up
+
+                    while True:
+                        try:
+                            self._reconnect_ampq()
+                            break
+                        except pika.exceptions.AMQPConnectionError:
+                            tries += 1
+
+                            if tries > 30:
+                                raise  # just give up
+
+                        if tries > 10:
+                            time.sleep(2)
+
+
+# instance to be used in the flask app
+magic_ampq = MagicAMPQ()
diff --git a/src/resources.py b/src/resources.py
index 9200e12..aca3fc8 100644
--- a/src/resources.py
+++ b/src/resources.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from xeger import Xeger
 from flask_restful import Resource
 from flask import request, current_app, abort
 import requests
-import pika
+from magic_ampq import magic_ampq
 from db import db
 from influxus import influx_db
 from models import SampleMetadata
@@ -94,26 +94,14 @@ class SampleResource(Resource):
 
         r = requests.post(
             f"http://{current_app.config.get('STORAGE_HOSTNAME')}/object",
-            files=files)
+            files=files
+        )
 
         if r.status_code not in [200, 201]:
             return abort(500, f"Failed to upload sample to storage service. Upstream status: {r.status_code}: {r.text}")
 
         try:
-            credentials = pika.PlainCredentials(current_app.config['FLASK_PIKA_PARAMS']['username'],
-                                                current_app.config['FLASK_PIKA_PARAMS']['password'])
-            connection = pika.BlockingConnection(
-                pika.ConnectionParameters(host=current_app.config['FLASK_PIKA_PARAMS']['host'],
-                                          credentials=credentials,
-                                          heartbeat=0,
-                                          socket_timeout=5))
-            channel = connection.channel()
-            channel.exchange_declare(exchange=current_app.config['EXCHANGE_NAME'],
-                                     exchange_type='direct')
-            channel.basic_publish(exchange=current_app.config['EXCHANGE_NAME'],
-                                  routing_key='feature',
-                                  body=json.dumps({'tag': generated_tag}).encode('UTF-8'))
-            connection.close()
+            magic_ampq.publish({'tag': generated_tag})
         except Exception as e:
             current_app.logger.exception(e)
             return abort(569, "AMPQ Publish error")