diff --git a/consume.go b/consume.go
index 8d9b788..703ad37 100644
--- a/consume.go
+++ b/consume.go
@@ -92,14 +92,6 @@ func (consumer *Consumer) Run(handler Handler) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	handler = func(d Delivery) (action Action) {
-		if !consumer.handlerMu.TryRLock() {
-			return NackRequeue
-		}
-		defer consumer.handlerMu.RUnlock()
-		return handler(d)
-	}
-
 	for err := range consumer.reconnectErrCh {
 		consumer.options.Logger.Infof("successful consumer recovery from: %v", err)
 		err = consumer.startGoroutines(
@@ -233,8 +225,17 @@ func handlerGoroutine(consumer *Consumer, msgs <-chan amqp.Delivery, consumeOpti
 			break
 		}
 
+		if !consumer.handlerMu.TryRLock() {
+			err := msg.Nack(false, true)
+			if err != nil {
+				consumer.options.Logger.Errorf("can't nack message: %v", err)
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
 		if consumeOptions.RabbitConsumerOptions.AutoAck {
 			handler(Delivery{msg})
+			consumer.handlerMu.RUnlock()
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -255,6 +256,7 @@ func handlerGoroutine(consumer *Consumer, msgs <-chan amqp.Delivery, consumeOpti
 				consumer.options.Logger.Errorf("can't nack message: %v", err)
 			}
 		}
+		consumer.handlerMu.RUnlock()
 	}
 	consumer.options.Logger.Infof("rabbit consumer goroutine closed")
 }