diff --git a/adafruit_minimqtt/adafruit_minimqtt.py b/adafruit_minimqtt/adafruit_minimqtt.py
index 41e01605..dac095cd 100644
--- a/adafruit_minimqtt/adafruit_minimqtt.py
+++ b/adafruit_minimqtt/adafruit_minimqtt.py
@@ -885,6 +885,9 @@ def subscribe(self, topic: str, qos: int = 0) -> None:
                         self._subscribed_topics.append(t)
                     return
 
+                if op == MQTT_PUBLISH:
+                    continue
+
                 raise MMQTTException(
                     f"invalid message received as response to SUBSCRIBE: {hex(op)}"
                 )