diff --git a/mw/rabbitmq/int_test.go b/mw/rabbitmq/int_test.go
index 679dd96..10ac9c7 100644
--- a/mw/rabbitmq/int_test.go
+++ b/mw/rabbitmq/int_test.go
@@ -166,16 +166,17 @@ func Test_view(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			}
 			queueName := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s_%s", c.qname, "dlq", "queue")
-			events, err := ar.view(ctx, queueName, c.viewCount, false)
+			viewEventsOnce, err := ar.view(ctx, queueName, c.viewCount, false)
+			viewEventsTwice, err := ar.view(ctx, queueName, c.viewCount, false)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("error viewing messages: %v", err)
 			}
-			if len(events) != c.expectedViewCount {
-				t.Errorf("expected to read %d messages but read %d", c.expectedViewCount, len(events))
+			if len(viewEventsOnce) != c.expectedViewCount {
+				t.Errorf("expected to read %d messages but read %d", c.expectedViewCount, len(viewEventsOnce))
 			}
-			for idx, event := range events {
-				if string(event.Value) != c.expectedMessages[idx] {
-					t.Errorf("expected message %s but got %s", c.expectedMessages[0], string(event.Value))
+			for idx, event := range c.expectedMessages {
+				if string(viewEventsOnce[idx].Value) != event || string(viewEventsTwice[idx].Value) != event {
+					t.Errorf("expected message %s but got %s", event, string(viewEventsOnce[idx].Value))
 				}
 			}
 			err = ar.DeleteQueuesAndExchanges(context.Background(), c.qname)
diff --git a/mw/rabbitmq/retry.go b/mw/rabbitmq/retry.go
index 74695b8..42ff933 100644
--- a/mw/rabbitmq/retry.go
+++ b/mw/rabbitmq/retry.go
@@ -246,11 +246,9 @@ func (r *ARetry) view(ctx context.Context, qnameWithType string, count int, ack
 		actualCount = q.Messages
 	}
 	events := make([]*ziggurat.Event, actualCount)
-	var consumedDeliveries []amqp.Delivery
 	for i := 0; i < actualCount; i++ {
 
 		msg, _, err := ch.Get(qnameWithType, false)
-
 		if err != nil {
 			return []*ziggurat.Event{}, err
 		}
@@ -261,18 +259,13 @@ func (r *ARetry) view(ctx context.Context, qnameWithType string, count int, ack
 			return []*ziggurat.Event{}, err
 		}
 
-		events[i] = &e
-		consumedDeliveries = append(consumedDeliveries, msg)
-	}
-	for _, delivery := range consumedDeliveries {
 		var ackErr error
 		if ack {
-			ackErr = delivery.Ack(true)
-		} else {
-			ackErr = delivery.Reject(true)
+			ackErr = msg.Ack(true)
 		}
-		r.ogLogger.Error("", ackErr)
 
+		r.ogLogger.Error("", ackErr)
+		events[i] = &e
 	}
 	r.ogLogger.Error("auto retry view: channel close error:", ch.Close())
 	return events, nil