MQTT reconnect fail MWE

#include "M5StickCPlus.h"
#include <WiFi.h>
#include "AsyncMqttClient.h"

#define SSID "mywifi"
#define WIFI_PASS "mypass"
#define HOST "192.168.0.166"
#define CLIENT_ID "test"
#define PORT 1883
#define USER "mosquitto"
#define MQTT_PASS "mosquitto"

bool mqtt_connect_retry = true;
unsigned int counter = 0;
AsyncMqttClient mqtt_client;

void mqtt_disconnect_callback(AsyncMqttClientDisconnectReason reason) {
  Serial.printf("%s: disconnected, reason = %hu\r\n", __func__, (uint8_t) reason);
  mqtt_connect_retry = true;
}

void setup() {
    M5.begin(false, true, true);
    Serial.begin(115200);
    WiFi.begin(SSID, WIFI_PASS);
    delay(10000);

    IPAddress host_ip;
    host_ip.fromString(HOST);

    mqtt_client.setServer(host_ip, PORT);
    mqtt_client.setClientId(CLIENT_ID);
    mqtt_client.setCredentials(USER, MQTT_PASS);

    mqtt_client.setCleanSession(false);

    mqtt_client.onDisconnect(mqtt_disconnect_callback);
    mqtt_client.setKeepAlive(900);
}

void loop() {

    int status = WiFi.status();
    if (status == WL_CONNECTED) {
        Serial.printf("%s: wifi connected\r\n", __func__);

        if (mqtt_client.connected()) {
            Serial.printf("%s: mqtt connected\r\n", __func__);

            mqtt_client.publish("test/testA", 0, true, "test 1");
            mqtt_client.publish("test/testB", 0, true, "test 2");
            mqtt_client.publish("test/testC", 0, true, "test 3");

        } else if (mqtt_connect_retry) {
            Serial.printf("%s: mqtt disconnected, reconnecting\r\n", __func__);
            mqtt_client.connect();
            mqtt_connect_retry = false;
        } else {
            Serial.printf("%s: reconnecting mqtt\r\n", __func__);
        }

    } else if (status == WL_DISCONNECTED || status == WL_CONNECT_FAILED || status == WL_CONNECTION_LOST ) {
        Serial.printf("%s: wifi disconnected, reconnecting\r\n", __func__);
        WiFi.reconnect();

    } else {
        Serial.printf("%s: stalling\r\n", __func__);
    }

    delay(1000);
}