diff --git a/clever/src/simple_offboard.py b/clever/src/simple_offboard.py
index ef04017f..83a9b8cd 100755
--- a/clever/src/simple_offboard.py
+++ b/clever/src/simple_offboard.py
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ position_pub = rospy.Publisher('/mavros/setpoint_raw/local', PositionTarget, que
 attitude_pub = rospy.Publisher('/mavros/setpoint_raw/attitude', AttitudeTarget, queue_size=1)
 target_pub = rospy.Publisher('~target', PoseStamped, queue_size=1)
 
-arming = rospy.ServiceProxy('/mavros/cmd/arming', CommandBool)
-set_mode = rospy.ServiceProxy('/mavros/set_mode', SetMode)
+arming = rospy.ServiceProxy('/mavros/cmd/arming', CommandBool, persistent=True)
+set_mode = rospy.ServiceProxy('/mavros/set_mode', SetMode, persistent=True)
 
 
 pose = None