diff --git a/packages/rabbitmq/src/amqp/connection.ts b/packages/rabbitmq/src/amqp/connection.ts
index ff0fcab21..f9acbc60f 100644
--- a/packages/rabbitmq/src/amqp/connection.ts
+++ b/packages/rabbitmq/src/amqp/connection.ts
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ export class AmqpConnection {
           if (
             !matchesRoutingKey(msg.fields.routingKey, rpcOptions.routingKey)
           ) {
-            channel.nack(msg, false, false);
+            channel.nack(msg, false, true);
             this.logger.error(
               'Received message with invalid routing key: ' +
                 msg.fields.routingKey,