diff --git a/lib/framework/ESP8266React.h b/lib/framework/ESP8266React.h
index e44397c9e..2bab9e190 100644
--- a/lib/framework/ESP8266React.h
+++ b/lib/framework/ESP8266React.h
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ class ESP8266React {
     void setWill(const char * will_topic) {
         _mqttSettingsService.setWill(will_topic);
     }
-    void onMessage(espMqttClientTypes::OnMessageCallback callback) {
-        _mqttSettingsService.onMessage(callback);
-    }
 
     void factoryReset() {
         _factoryResetService.factoryReset();
diff --git a/lib/framework/MqttSettingsService.cpp b/lib/framework/MqttSettingsService.cpp
index c601950db..ca1c0bdfc 100644
--- a/lib/framework/MqttSettingsService.cpp
+++ b/lib/framework/MqttSettingsService.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ void MqttSettingsService::startClient() {
         }
         static_cast<espMqttClientSecure *>(_mqttClient)->onConnect(std::bind(&MqttSettingsService::onMqttConnect, this, _1));
         static_cast<espMqttClientSecure *>(_mqttClient)->onDisconnect(std::bind(&MqttSettingsService::onMqttDisconnect, this, _1));
+        static_cast<espMqttClientSecure *>(_mqttClient)->onMessage(std::bind(&MqttSettingsService::onMqttMessage, this, _1, _2, _3, _4, _5, _6));
         return;
     }
 #endif
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ void MqttSettingsService::startClient() {
     _mqttClient = static_cast<MqttClient *>(new espMqttClient(espMqttClientTypes::UseInternalTask::NO));
     static_cast<espMqttClient *>(_mqttClient)->onConnect(std::bind(&MqttSettingsService::onMqttConnect, this, _1));
     static_cast<espMqttClient *>(_mqttClient)->onDisconnect(std::bind(&MqttSettingsService::onMqttDisconnect, this, _1));
+    static_cast<espMqttClient *>(_mqttClient)->onMessage(std::bind(&MqttSettingsService::onMqttMessage, this, _1, _2, _3, _4, _5, _6));
 }
 
 void MqttSettingsService::loop() {
@@ -108,14 +110,8 @@ void MqttSettingsService::setWill(const char * topic) {
     static_cast<espMqttClient *>(_mqttClient)->setWill(topic, 1, true, "offline");
 }
 
-void MqttSettingsService::onMessage(espMqttClientTypes::OnMessageCallback callback) {
-#if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S3
-    if (_state.enableTLS) {
-        static_cast<espMqttClientSecure *>(_mqttClient)->onMessage(callback);
-        return;
-    }
-#endif
-    static_cast<espMqttClient *>(_mqttClient)->onMessage(callback);
+void MqttSettingsService::onMqttMessage(const espMqttClientTypes::MessageProperties& properties, const char* topic, const uint8_t* payload, size_t len, size_t index, size_t total) {
+    emsesp::EMSESP::mqtt_.on_message(topic, payload, len);
 }
 
 espMqttClientTypes::DisconnectReason MqttSettingsService::getDisconnectReason() {
diff --git a/lib/framework/MqttSettingsService.h b/lib/framework/MqttSettingsService.h
index 84df758f5..6fbd1e296 100644
--- a/lib/framework/MqttSettingsService.h
+++ b/lib/framework/MqttSettingsService.h
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ class MqttSettingsService : public StatefulService<MqttSettings> {
     espMqttClientTypes::DisconnectReason getDisconnectReason();
     MqttClient *                         getMqttClient();
     void                                 setWill(const char * topic);
-    void                                 onMessage(espMqttClientTypes::OnMessageCallback callback);
 
   protected:
     void onConfigUpdated();
@@ -145,6 +144,7 @@ class MqttSettingsService : public StatefulService<MqttSettings> {
     void WiFiEvent(WiFiEvent_t event, WiFiEventInfo_t info);
     void onMqttConnect(bool sessionPresent);
     void onMqttDisconnect(espMqttClientTypes::DisconnectReason reason);
+    void onMqttMessage(const espMqttClientTypes::MessageProperties& properties, const char* topic, const uint8_t* payload, size_t len, size_t index, size_t total);
     bool configureMqtt();
 };
 
diff --git a/src/mqtt.cpp b/src/mqtt.cpp
index 9ca917724..ff2f42351 100644
--- a/src/mqtt.cpp
+++ b/src/mqtt.cpp
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ void Mqtt::incoming(const char * topic, const char * payload) {
 // received an MQTT message that we subscribed too
 // topic is the full path
 // payload is json or a single string and converted to a json with key 'value'
-void Mqtt::on_message(const char * topic, const uint8_t * payload, size_t len) const {
+void Mqtt::on_message(const char * topic, const uint8_t * payload, size_t len) {
     // the payload is not terminated
     // convert payload to a null-terminated char string
     // see https://www.emelis.net/espMqttClient/#code-samples
@@ -390,11 +390,6 @@ void Mqtt::start() {
     }
 
     EMSESP::esp8266React.setWill(will_topic); // with qos 1, retain true
-
-    EMSESP::esp8266React.onMessage(
-        [this](const espMqttClientTypes::MessageProperties & properties, const char * topic, const uint8_t * payload, size_t len, size_t index, size_t total) {
-            on_message(topic, payload, len); // receiving mqtt
-        });
 }
 
 void Mqtt::set_publish_time_boiler(uint16_t publish_time) {
diff --git a/src/mqtt.h b/src/mqtt.h
index d02fff23c..f82ef3e00 100644
--- a/src/mqtt.h
+++ b/src/mqtt.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class Mqtt {
 
     static void on_connect();
     static void on_disconnect(espMqttClientTypes::DisconnectReason reason);
+    static void on_message(const char * topic, const uint8_t * payload, size_t len);
     static void subscribe(const uint8_t device_type, const std::string & topic, mqtt_sub_function_p cb);
     static void subscribe(const std::string & topic);
     static void resubscribe();
@@ -231,7 +232,6 @@ class Mqtt {
     static void queue_unsubscribe_message(const std::string & topic);
 
     void on_publish(uint16_t packetId) const;
-    void on_message(const char * topic, const uint8_t * payload, size_t len) const;
 
     // function handlers for MQTT subscriptions
     struct MQTTSubFunction {