diff --git a/src/main/java/iudx/auditing/server/rabbitmq/consumers/AuditMessageConsumer.java b/src/main/java/iudx/auditing/server/rabbitmq/consumers/AuditMessageConsumer.java
index 12e8930..9033ee8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/iudx/auditing/server/rabbitmq/consumers/AuditMessageConsumer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/iudx/auditing/server/rabbitmq/consumers/AuditMessageConsumer.java
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ public class AuditMessageConsumer implements RabitMqConsumer {
   private final RabbitMQClient client;
   private final MessageProcessService msgService;
 
-  private final QueueOptions options = new QueueOptions().setMaxInternalQueueSize(10000).setKeepMostRecent(true).setAutoAck(false);
+  private final QueueOptions options =
+      new QueueOptions().setMaxInternalQueueSize(10000).setKeepMostRecent(true).setAutoAck(false);
 
   public AuditMessageConsumer(
       Vertx vertx, RabbitMQOptions options, MessageProcessService msgService) {
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ private void consume() {
                       RabbitMQConsumer mqConsumer = receiveResultHandler.result();
                       mqConsumer.handler(
                           message -> {
+                            mqConsumer.pause();
+                            LOGGER.debug("message consumption paused.");
                             JsonObject request = new JsonObject();
                             try {
                               long deliveryTag = message.envelope().getDeliveryTag();
@@ -61,14 +64,20 @@ private void consume() {
                                       LOGGER.info("Audit message published in databases.");
                                       client.basicAck(
                                           handler.result().getLong(DELIVERY_TAG), false);
+                                      mqConsumer.resume();
+                                      LOGGER.debug("message consumption resumed");
                                     } else {
                                       LOGGER.error(
                                           "Error while publishing messages for processing "
                                               + handler.cause().getMessage());
+                                      mqConsumer.resume();
+                                      LOGGER.debug("message consumption resumed");
                                     }
                                   });
                             } catch (Exception e) {
                               LOGGER.error("Error while decoding the message");
+                              mqConsumer.resume();
+                              LOGGER.debug("message consumption resumed");
                             }
                           });
                     } else {