diff --git a/lib/persistence/abstract.js b/lib/persistence/abstract.js
index d353a12..c3a315d 100644
--- a/lib/persistence/abstract.js
+++ b/lib/persistence/abstract.js
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ AbstractPersistence.prototype.wire = function(server) {
     });
   };
 
-  server.forwardOfflinePackets = function forwardOfflinePackets(client, done) {
+  server.forwardOfflinePackets = function(client, done) {
     that.streamOfflinePackets(client, function(err, packet) {
       packet.offline = true;
       client.logger.debug({ packet: packet }, "Forwarding offline packet");
diff --git a/lib/persistence/levelup.js b/lib/persistence/levelup.js
index 66332ca..264757a 100644
--- a/lib/persistence/levelup.js
+++ b/lib/persistence/levelup.js
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ LevelUpPersistence.prototype.streamOfflinePackets = function(client, cb, done) {
       that._offlinePackets.del(data.key, function() {
         count--;
 
+	// for testing
         if (ended && count === 0 && done) {
           done();
         }
@@ -273,6 +274,8 @@ LevelUpPersistence.prototype.streamOfflinePackets = function(client, cb, done) {
   stream.on("end", function() {
     that._cleanupStream(stream);
     ended = true;
+
+    // for testing
     if (count === 0 && done) {
       done();
     }
@@ -282,6 +285,7 @@ LevelUpPersistence.prototype.streamOfflinePackets = function(client, cb, done) {
     that._cleanupStream(stream);
   });
 
+  // for testing
   if (done) {
     stream.on("error", done);
   }
diff --git a/lib/persistence/mongo.js b/lib/persistence/mongo.js
index c20f867..adad091 100644
--- a/lib/persistence/mongo.js
+++ b/lib/persistence/mongo.js
@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@ function MongoPersistence(options, done) {
       function(cb) {
         db.collection("packets", function(err, coll) {
           that._packets = coll;
-          that._packets.ensureIndex("client", cb);
+          async.parallel([
+            that._packets.ensureIndex.bind(that._packets, "client"),
+            that._packets.ensureIndex.bind(that._packets, { "added": 1 }, { expireAfterSeconds: Math.round(that.options.ttl.packets / 1000 )} )
+          ], cb);
         });
       },
       function(cb) {
@@ -281,13 +284,14 @@ MongoPersistence.prototype.storeOfflinePacket = function(packet, done) {
 MongoPersistence.prototype._storePacket = function(client, packet, cb) {
   var toStore = {
     client: client,
-    packet: packet
+    packet: packet,
+    added: new Date()
   };
 
   this._packets.insert(toStore, {w:1}, cb);
 };
 
-MongoPersistence.prototype.streamOfflinePackets = function(client, cb) {
+MongoPersistence.prototype.streamOfflinePackets = function(client, cb, done) {
   if (client.clean) {
     return;
   }
@@ -295,12 +299,23 @@ MongoPersistence.prototype.streamOfflinePackets = function(client, cb) {
   var stream = this._packets.find({ client: client.id }).stream();
   var that = this;
 
+  var now = Date.now();
+
+  // for testing
+  if(done)
+    stream.on("end", done);
+
   stream.on("error", cb);
 
   stream.on("data", function(data) {
-    data.packet.payload = data.packet.payload.buffer;
-    cb(null, data.packet);
+    // mongodb TTL is not precise
+    // mongodb automaticly remove the packet
+    if (data.added.getTime() + that.options.ttl.packets > now) {
+      data.packet.payload = data.packet.payload.buffer;
+      cb(null, data.packet);
+    }
   });
+
 };
 
 MongoPersistence.prototype.deleteOfflinePacket = function(client, messageId, cb) {
diff --git a/lib/persistence/redis.js b/lib/persistence/redis.js
index aa45fec..617e9b3 100644
--- a/lib/persistence/redis.js
+++ b/lib/persistence/redis.js
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ RedisPersistence.prototype._storePacket = function(client, packet, cb) {
 };
 
 var keyRegexp = /^([^:]+):([^:]+):([^:]+)$/;
-RedisPersistence.prototype.streamOfflinePackets = function(client, cb) {
+RedisPersistence.prototype.streamOfflinePackets = function(client, cb, done) {
   if (this._explicitlyClosed()) {
     return cb && cb(new Error('Explicitly closed'));
   }
@@ -377,6 +377,12 @@ RedisPersistence.prototype.streamOfflinePackets = function(client, cb) {
 
   that._client.lrange(listKey, 0, 10000, function(err, results) {
 
+    var total = results.length;
+
+    // for testing
+    if(done && total === 0)
+      done();
+
     function emit(key, result) {
       if (result) {
         var match = key.match(keyRegexp);
@@ -390,10 +396,14 @@ RedisPersistence.prototype.streamOfflinePackets = function(client, cb) {
 
     function fetch(multi, key) {
       multi.get(key, function(err, result) {
+        total --;
         // If we don't get result for given packet key. It means
         // that packet has expired. Just clean it from client packets key
         if(!result) {
           that._client.lrem(listKey, 0, key);
+          // for testing
+          if(done && total === 0)
+            done();
           return;
         }
         emit(key, result);
diff --git a/test/persistence/abstract.js b/test/persistence/abstract.js
index 5cbbef2..c1399be 100644
--- a/test/persistence/abstract.js
+++ b/test/persistence/abstract.js
@@ -600,10 +600,10 @@ module.exports = function(create, buildOpts) {
     });
 
     it("should not stream any offline packet", function(done) {
+      // ensure persistence engine call 'done'
       this.instance.streamOfflinePackets(client, function(err, packet) {
         done(new Error("this should never be called"));
-      });
-      done();
+      }, done);
     });
 
     it("should store and stream an offline packet", function(done) {
@@ -1170,4 +1170,83 @@ module.exports = function(create, buildOpts) {
 
   });
 
+  describe("offline packets - not send is expired", function() {
+
+    var client = {
+      id : "my client id - 42",
+      clean : false,
+      subscriptions : {
+        "hello/#" : {
+          qos : 1
+        }
+      }
+    };
+ 
+    it("do not send expires packages", function(done) {
+      var instance = this.instance;
+
+      var packet = {
+        topic : "hello/42",
+        qos : 1,
+        retain : false,
+        payload : new Buffer("world"),
+        messageId : "42"
+      };
+
+      instance.storeSubscriptions(client, function() {
+        instance.storeOfflinePacket(packet, function() {
+          setTimeout(function() {
+            instance.streamOfflinePackets(client, function(err, p) {
+              done(new Error("this should never be called"));
+            }, done);
+          }, instance.options.ttl.packets + 500);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it("do not send expires packages - multiple", function(done) {
+      var instance = this.instance;
+
+      var packet1 = {
+        topic : "hello/42",
+        qos : 1,
+        retain : false,
+        payload : new Buffer("hello"),
+        messageId : "42"
+      };
+
+      var packet2 = {
+        topic : "hello/42",
+        qos : 1,
+        retain : false,
+        payload : new Buffer("my"),
+        messageId : "43"
+      };
+
+      var packet3 = {
+        topic : "hello/42",
+        qos : 1,
+        retain : false,
+        payload : new Buffer("world"),
+        messageId : "44"
+      };
+
+      instance.storeSubscriptions(client, function() {
+        instance.storeOfflinePacket(packet1, function() {
+          instance.storeOfflinePacket(packet2, function() {
+            instance.storeOfflinePacket(packet3, function() {
+              setTimeout(function() {
+                instance.streamOfflinePackets(client, function(err, p) {
+                  done(new Error("this should never be called"));
+                }, done);
+              }, instance.options.ttl.packets + 500);
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+  });
+
 };
+