diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index d2a347d0..cb9a7ba6 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ func (c *client) setConnected(status uint32) {
 	atomic.StoreUint32(&c.status, status)
 }
 
-//ErrNotConnected is the error returned from function calls that are
-//made when the client is not connected to a broker
+// ErrNotConnected is the error returned from function calls that are
+// made when the client is not connected to a broker
 var ErrNotConnected = errors.New("not Connected")
 
 // Connect will create a connection to the message broker, by default
@@ -438,7 +438,8 @@ func (c *client) forceDisconnect() {
 func (c *client) disconnect() {
 	done := c.stopCommsWorkers()
 	if done != nil {
-		<-done // Wait until the disconect is complete (to limit chance that another connection will be started)
+		<-done // Wait until the disconnect is complete (to limit chance that another connection will be started)
+		DEBUG.Println(CLI, "forcefully disconnecting")
 		c.messageIds.cleanUp()
 		DEBUG.Println(CLI, "disconnected")
 		c.persist.Close()
@@ -498,12 +499,11 @@ func (c *client) startCommsWorkers(conn net.Conn, inboundFromStore <-chan packet
 		go keepalive(c, conn)
 	}
 
+	// matchAndDispatch will process messages received from the network. It may generate acknowledgements
+	// It will complete when incomingPubChan is closed and will close ackOut prior to exiting
 	incomingPubChan := make(chan *packets.PublishPacket)
-	c.workers.Add(1)
-	go func() {
-		c.msgRouter.matchAndDispatch(incomingPubChan, c.options.Order, c)
-		c.workers.Done()
-	}()
+	c.workers.Add(1) // Done will be called when ackOut is closed
+	ackOut := c.msgRouter.matchAndDispatch(incomingPubChan, c.options.Order, c)
 
 	c.setConnected(connected)
 	DEBUG.Println(CLI, "client is connected/reconnected")
@@ -526,7 +526,20 @@ func (c *client) startCommsWorkers(conn net.Conn, inboundFromStore <-chan packet
 				commsoboundP <- msg
 			case msg := <-c.obound:
 				commsobound <- msg
+			case msg, ok := <-ackOut:
+				if !ok {
+					ackOut = nil     // ignore channel going forward
+					c.workers.Done() // matchAndDispatch has completed
+				}
+				commsoboundP <- msg
 			case <-c.stop:
+				// Attempt to transmit any outstanding acknowledgements (this may well fail but should work if this is a clean disconnect)
+				if ackOut != nil {
+					for msg := range ackOut {
+						commsoboundP <- msg
+					}
+					c.workers.Done() // matchAndDispatch has completed
+				}
 				close(commsoboundP) // Nothing sending to these channels anymore so close them and allow comms routines to exit
 				close(commsobound)
 				DEBUG.Println(CLI, "startCommsWorkers output redirector finnished")
@@ -535,19 +548,19 @@ func (c *client) startCommsWorkers(conn net.Conn, inboundFromStore <-chan packet
 		}
 	}()
 
-	commsIncommingPub, commsErrors := startComms(c.conn, c, inboundFromStore, commsoboundP, commsobound)
+	commsIncomingPub, commsErrors := startComms(c.conn, c, inboundFromStore, commsoboundP, commsobound)
 	c.commsStopped = make(chan struct{})
 	go func() {
 		for {
-			if commsIncommingPub == nil && commsErrors == nil {
+			if commsIncomingPub == nil && commsErrors == nil {
 				break
 			}
 			select {
-			case pub, ok := <-commsIncommingPub:
+			case pub, ok := <-commsIncomingPub:
 				if !ok {
-					// Incomming comms has shutdown
+					// Incoming comms has shutdown
 					close(incomingPubChan) // stop the router
-					commsIncommingPub = nil
+					commsIncomingPub = nil
 					continue
 				}
 				incomingPubChan <- pub
@@ -561,7 +574,7 @@ func (c *client) startCommsWorkers(conn net.Conn, inboundFromStore <-chan packet
 				continue
 			}
 		}
-		DEBUG.Println(CLI, "comms goroutine done")
+		DEBUG.Println(CLI, "incoming comms goroutine done")
 		close(c.commsStopped)
 	}()
 	DEBUG.Println(CLI, "startCommsWorkers done")
@@ -999,8 +1012,8 @@ func (c *client) OptionsReader() ClientOptionsReader {
 	return r
 }
 
-//DefaultConnectionLostHandler is a definition of a function that simply
-//reports to the DEBUG log the reason for the client losing a connection.
+// DefaultConnectionLostHandler is a definition of a function that simply
+// reports to the DEBUG log the reason for the client losing a connection.
 func DefaultConnectionLostHandler(client Client, reason error) {
 	DEBUG.Println("Connection lost:", reason.Error())
 }
diff --git a/router.go b/router.go
index 947b7b70..994c0271 100644
--- a/router.go
+++ b/router.go
@@ -131,47 +131,52 @@ func (r *router) setDefaultHandler(handler MessageHandler) {
 // takes messages off the channel, matches them against the internal route list and calls the
 // associated callback (or the defaultHandler, if one exists and no other route matched). If
 // anything is sent down the stop channel the function will end.
-func (r *router) matchAndDispatch(messages <-chan *packets.PublishPacket, order bool, client *client) {
-	for message := range messages {
-		// DEBUG.Println(ROU, "matchAndDispatch received message")
-		sent := false
-		r.RLock()
-		m := messageFromPublish(message, ackFunc(client.oboundP, client.persist, message))
-		handlers := []MessageHandler{}
-		for e := r.routes.Front(); e != nil; e = e.Next() {
-			if e.Value.(*route).match(message.TopicName) {
-				if order {
-					handlers = append(handlers, e.Value.(*route).callback)
-				} else {
-					hd := e.Value.(*route).callback
-					go func() {
-						hd(client, m)
-						m.Ack()
-					}()
+func (r *router) matchAndDispatch(messages <-chan *packets.PublishPacket, order bool, client *client) <-chan *PacketAndToken {
+	ackChan := make(chan *PacketAndToken)
+	go func() {
+		for message := range messages {
+			// DEBUG.Println(ROU, "matchAndDispatch received message")
+			sent := false
+			r.RLock()
+			m := messageFromPublish(message, ackFunc(ackChan, client.persist, message))
+			handlers := []MessageHandler{}
+			for e := r.routes.Front(); e != nil; e = e.Next() {
+				if e.Value.(*route).match(message.TopicName) {
+					if order {
+						handlers = append(handlers, e.Value.(*route).callback)
+					} else {
+						hd := e.Value.(*route).callback
+						go func() {
+							hd(client, m)
+							m.Ack()
+						}()
+					}
+					sent = true
 				}
-				sent = true
 			}
-		}
-		if !sent {
-			if r.defaultHandler != nil {
-				if order {
-					handlers = append(handlers, r.defaultHandler)
+			if !sent {
+				if r.defaultHandler != nil {
+					if order {
+						handlers = append(handlers, r.defaultHandler)
+					} else {
+						go func() {
+							r.defaultHandler(client, m)
+							m.Ack()
+						}()
+					}
 				} else {
-					go func() {
-						r.defaultHandler(client, m)
-						m.Ack()
-					}()
+					DEBUG.Println(ROU, "matchAndDispatch received message and no handler was available. Message will NOT be acknowledged.")
 				}
-			} else {
-				DEBUG.Println(ROU, "matchAndDispatch received message and no handler was available. Message will NOT be acknowledged.")
 			}
+			r.RUnlock()
+			for _, handler := range handlers {
+				handler(client, m)
+				m.Ack()
+			}
+			// DEBUG.Println(ROU, "matchAndDispatch handled message")
 		}
-		r.RUnlock()
-		for _, handler := range handlers {
-			handler(client, m)
-			m.Ack()
-		}
-		// DEBUG.Println(ROU, "matchAndDispatch handled message")
-	}
-	DEBUG.Println(ROU, "matchAndDispatch exiting")
+		close(ackChan)
+		DEBUG.Println(ROU, "matchAndDispatch exiting")
+	}()
+	return ackChan
 }