diff --git a/server/apns/apns.go b/server/apns/apns.go
index 1722974f..6da9a841 100644
--- a/server/apns/apns.go
+++ b/server/apns/apns.go
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package apns
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
 	log "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/cosminrentea/gobbler/protocol"
 	"github.com/cosminrentea/gobbler/server/connector"
 	"github.com/cosminrentea/gobbler/server/metrics"
 	"github.com/cosminrentea/gobbler/server/router"
 	"github.com/sideshow/apns2"
-	"time"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -93,6 +95,10 @@ func (a *apns) HandleResponse(request connector.Request, responseIface interface
 	l := logger.WithField("correlation_id", request.Message().CorrelationID())
 	l.Info("Handle APNS response")
 	if errSend != nil {
+		if errSend == protocol.ErrMessageExpired {
+			return nil
+		}
+
 		l.WithFields(log.Fields{
 			"error":      errSend.Error(),
 			"error_type": errSend,
diff --git a/server/apns/apns_metrics.go b/server/apns/apns_metrics.go
index 5483ec9c..f5ca7a3d 100644
--- a/server/apns/apns_metrics.go
+++ b/server/apns/apns_metrics.go
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 package apns
 
 import (
-	"github.com/cosminrentea/gobbler/server/metrics"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/cosminrentea/gobbler/server/metrics"
 )
 
 var (
 	ns                               = metrics.NS("apns")
 	mTotalSentMessages               = ns.NewInt("total_sent_messages")
+	mTotalExpiredMessages            = ns.NewInt("total_expired_messages")
 	mTotalSendErrors                 = ns.NewInt("total_sent_message_errors")
 	mTotalResponseErrors             = ns.NewInt("total_response_errors")
 	mTotalResponseInternalErrors     = ns.NewInt("total_response_internal_errors")
diff --git a/server/apns/apns_prometheus.go b/server/apns/apns_prometheus.go
index 633e55d2..b2d51915 100644
--- a/server/apns/apns_prometheus.go
+++ b/server/apns/apns_prometheus.go
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ var (
 		Help: "Number of messages sent to APNS",
 	})
 
+	pTotalExpiredMessages = prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "apns_expired_messages",
+		Help: "Number of expired messages when trying to send to APNS",
+	})
+
 	pSendErrors = prometheus.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 		Name: "apns_send_errors",
 		Help: "Number of errors when trying to send messages to APNS",
@@ -54,6 +59,7 @@ var (
 func init() {
 	prometheus.MustRegister(
 		pSentMessages,
+		pTotalExpiredMessages,
 		pSendErrors,
 		pResponseErrors,
 		pResponseInternalErrors,
diff --git a/server/apns/apns_sender.go b/server/apns/apns_sender.go
index ef465bca..2954a28a 100644
--- a/server/apns/apns_sender.go
+++ b/server/apns/apns_sender.go
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@ package apns
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"net"
+	"time"
+
+	log "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
+
+	"github.com/cosminrentea/gobbler/protocol"
 	"github.com/cosminrentea/gobbler/server/connector"
 	"github.com/jpillora/backoff"
 	"github.com/sideshow/apns2"
-	"net"
-	"time"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -48,6 +52,18 @@ func (s sender) Send(request connector.Request) (interface{}, error) {
 	l := logger.WithField("correlation_id", request.Message().CorrelationID())
 	deviceToken := request.Subscriber().Route().Get(deviceIDKey)
 	l.WithField("deviceToken", deviceToken).Info("Trying to push a message to APNS")
+
+	if m := request.Message(); m.IsExpired() {
+		l.WithFields(log.Fields{
+			"ID":      m.ID,
+			"Expires": time.Unix(m.Expires, 0).Format(time.RFC3339),
+			"Created": time.Unix(m.Time, 0).Format(time.RFC3339),
+		}).Info("Expired message received")
+		mTotalExpiredMessages.Add(1)
+		pTotalExpiredMessages.Inc()
+		return nil, protocol.ErrMessageExpired
+	}
+
 	push := func() (interface{}, error) {
 		return s.client.Push(&apns2.Notification{
 			Priority:    apns2.PriorityHigh,
diff --git a/server/apns/apns_sender_test.go b/server/apns/apns_sender_test.go
index 9d00577a..992292be 100644
--- a/server/apns/apns_sender_test.go
+++ b/server/apns/apns_sender_test.go
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package apns
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/cosminrentea/gobbler/protocol"
 	"github.com/cosminrentea/gobbler/server/router"
 	"github.com/cosminrentea/gobbler/testutil"
 	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"testing"
 )
 
 func TestNewSender_ErrorBytes(t *testing.T) {
@@ -88,6 +90,47 @@ func TestSender_Send(t *testing.T) {
 	a.Nil(rsp)
 }
 
+func TestSender_SendExpiredMessage(t *testing.T) {
+	_, finish := testutil.NewMockCtrl(t)
+	defer finish()
+	a := assert.New(t)
+
+	// given
+	routeParams := make(map[string]string)
+	routeParams["device_id"] = "1234"
+	routeConfig := router.RouteConfig{
+		Path:        protocol.Path("path"),
+		RouteParams: routeParams,
+	}
+	route := router.NewRoute(routeConfig)
+
+	msg := &protocol.Message{
+		Body:    []byte("{}"),
+		Expires: time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Hour).Unix(),
+	}
+
+	mSubscriber := NewMockSubscriber(testutil.MockCtrl)
+	mSubscriber.EXPECT().Route().Return(route).AnyTimes()
+
+	mRequest := NewMockRequest(testutil.MockCtrl)
+	mRequest.EXPECT().Subscriber().Return(mSubscriber).AnyTimes()
+	mRequest.EXPECT().Message().Return(msg).AnyTimes()
+
+	mPusher := NewMockPusher(testutil.MockCtrl)
+
+	// and
+	s, err := NewSenderUsingPusher(mPusher, "com.myapp")
+	a.NoError(err)
+
+	// when
+	rsp, err := s.Send(mRequest)
+
+	// then
+	a.Error(err)
+	a.Equal(protocol.ErrMessageExpired, err)
+	a.Nil(rsp)
+}
+
 func TestSender_Retry(t *testing.T) {
 	_, finish := testutil.NewMockCtrl(t)
 	defer finish()