diff --git a/amqp/consumer.go b/amqp/consumer.go
index e7f24cd..9bfa2b4 100644
--- a/amqp/consumer.go
+++ b/amqp/consumer.go
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ type handler struct {
 	maxRetries   int32
 	retryDelay   time.Duration
 	delayedRetry bool
+	manualMode   bool
+}
+
+func (h *handler) manual() {
+	h.manualMode = true
 }
 
 type consumer struct {
@@ -126,16 +131,17 @@ func (c *consumer) dispatch(msg amqplib.Delivery) {
 		retryCount, _ := getXRetryCountHeader(msg)
 
 		c.doDispatch(msg, h, retryCount, delay)
-	} else {
-		if !c.autoAck {
-			err := msg.Nack(false, true)
+		return
+	}
 
-			if err != nil {
-				logger.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-					"error":      err,
-					"message_id": msg.MessageId,
-				}).Error("Failed to nack message.")
-			}
+	if !c.autoAck {
+		err := msg.Nack(false, true)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+				"error":      err,
+				"message_id": msg.MessageId,
+			}).Error("Failed to nack message.")
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -156,6 +162,8 @@ func (c *consumer) callAndHandlePanic(msg amqplib.Delivery, h *handler) (err err
 		}
 	}()
 
+	h.manualMode = false
+
 	event := messaging.Event{
 		Id:        msg.MessageId,
 		Action:    h.action,
@@ -164,6 +172,7 @@ func (c *consumer) callAndHandlePanic(msg amqplib.Delivery, h *handler) (err err
 		Ack:       msg.Ack,
 		Nack:      msg.Nack,
 		Reject:    msg.Reject,
+		Manual:    h.manual,
 	}
 
 	err = h.fn(event)
@@ -174,6 +183,10 @@ func (c *consumer) callAndHandlePanic(msg amqplib.Delivery, h *handler) (err err
 func (c *consumer) doDispatch(msg amqplib.Delivery, h *handler, retryCount int32, delay time.Duration) {
 	err := c.callAndHandlePanic(msg, h)
 
+	if c.autoAck || h.manualMode {
+		return
+	}
+
 	log := logger.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 		"action":     h.action,
 		"body":       string(msg.Body),
@@ -183,9 +196,7 @@ func (c *consumer) doDispatch(msg amqplib.Delivery, h *handler, retryCount int32
 	if err == nil {
 		log.Debug("Message handled successfully.")
 
-		if !c.autoAck {
-			msg.Ack(false)
-		}
+		msg.Ack(false)
 
 		return
 	}
@@ -200,9 +211,7 @@ func (c *consumer) doDispatch(msg amqplib.Delivery, h *handler, retryCount int32
 	if retryCount >= h.maxRetries {
 		log.Error("Maximum retries reached. Giving up.")
 
-		if !c.autoAck {
-			msg.Ack(false)
-		}
+		msg.Ack(false)
 
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/amqp/consumer_test.go b/amqp/consumer_test.go
index 0906cf0..17444a4 100644
--- a/amqp/consumer_test.go
+++ b/amqp/consumer_test.go
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ func TestCallEventAckMethod(t *testing.T) {
 	func1 := make(chan bool)
 	func2 := make(chan bool)
 
-	c, err := NewConsumer(conn, false, "multi", "TestSubscribeActions")
+	c, err := NewConsumer(conn, false, "multi", "TestCallEventAckMethod")
 
 	if assert.Nil(t, err) {
 		defer c.Close()
@@ -780,12 +780,16 @@ func TestCallEventAckMethod(t *testing.T) {
 		clearQueue(conn, c.queueName)
 
 		c.Subscribe("multi", func(e messaging.Event) error {
+			e.Manual()
+
 			e.Ack(false)
 			func1 <- true
 			return nil
 		}, nil)
 
-		c.Subscribe("multi", func(e messaging.Event) error {
+		c.Subscribe("multi_2", func(e messaging.Event) error {
+			e.Manual()
+
 			e.Ack(false)
 			func2 <- true
 			return nil
@@ -813,13 +817,15 @@ func TestCallEventAckMethod(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCallEventNackMethod(t *testing.T) {
-	c, err := NewConsumer(conn, false, "onlynack", "TestSubscribeActions")
+	c, err := NewConsumer(conn, false, "onlynack", "TestCallEventNackMethod")
 
 	if assert.Nil(t, err) {
 		count := 0
 		defer c.Close()
 		clearQueue(conn, c.queueName)
 		c.Subscribe("multi", func(e messaging.Event) error {
+			e.Manual()
+
 			count += 1
 			if count == 3 {
 				e.Ack(false)
@@ -835,7 +841,7 @@ func TestCallEventNackMethod(t *testing.T) {
 		// take a time to setup topology
 		time.Sleep(SleepSetupTopology)
 
-		p, err := NewProducer(conn, "multi")
+		p, err := NewProducer(conn, "onlynack")
 
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 
diff --git a/messaging/event.go b/messaging/event.go
index 25f4789..74afcdf 100644
--- a/messaging/event.go
+++ b/messaging/event.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type Event struct {
 	Ack       func(multiple bool) error
 	Nack      func(multiple, requeue bool) error
 	Reject    func(requeue bool) error
+	Manual    func()
 	ctx       context.Context
 }