diff --git a/lib/async-mqtt-client/src/AsyncMqttClient/Packets/Out/PubAck.cpp b/lib/async-mqtt-client/src/AsyncMqttClient/Packets/Out/PubAck.cpp
index 8538404d5..3352bd0d2 100644
--- a/lib/async-mqtt-client/src/AsyncMqttClient/Packets/Out/PubAck.cpp
+++ b/lib/async-mqtt-client/src/AsyncMqttClient/Packets/Out/PubAck.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ PubAckOutPacket::PubAckOutPacket(PendingAck pendingAck) {
   _packetId = pendingAck.packetId;
   _data[2] = pendingAck.packetId >> 8;
   _data[3] = pendingAck.packetId & 0xFF;
-  _released = false;
+  // _released = false;
   if (packetType() == AsyncMqttClientInternals::PacketType.PUBREL ||
       packetType() == AsyncMqttClientInternals::PacketType.PUBREC) {
     _released = false;