diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 24c62aa5..eab789b5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/eclipse/paho.mqtt.golang v1.5.0
 	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt v3.2.2+incompatible
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
 	github.com/gopcua/opcua v0.5.3
 	github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index da0ed2b6..7bf38858 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/google/go-github/v50 v50.2.0/go.mod h1:VBY8FB6yPIjrtKhozXv4FQupxKLS6H4m6xFZlT43q8Q=
 github.com/google/go-querystring v1.1.0/go.mod h1:Kcdr2DB4koayq7X8pmAG4sNG59So17icRSOU623lUBU=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/gopcua/opcua v0.5.3 h1:K5QQhjK9KQxQW8doHL/Cd8oljUeXWnJJsNgP7mOGIhw=
 github.com/gopcua/opcua v0.5.3/go.mod h1:nrVl4/Rs3SDQRhNQ50EbAiI5JSpDrTG6Frx3s4HLnw4=
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3 h1:saDtZ6Pbx/0u+bgYQ3q96pZgCzfhKXGPqt7kZ72aNNg=
diff --git a/modules/mqtt/scan.go b/modules/mqtt/scan.go
index 553c0783..726ac257 100644
--- a/modules/mqtt/scan.go
+++ b/modules/mqtt/scan.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	paho "github.com/eclipse/paho.mqtt.golang"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/zmap/zgrab2"
 )
 
@@ -59,8 +60,12 @@ func (s *scan) getBrokerURL() string {
 }
 
 func (s *scan) getClientOptions() (*paho.ClientOptions, error) {
+	// we may jump into the same host. Avoid weird issues
+	id := uuid.New()
+	uid := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", s.scanner.config.ClientID, id[:6])
+
 	opts := paho.NewClientOptions().
-		SetClientID(s.scanner.config.ClientID).
+		SetClientID(uid).
 		SetCleanSession(true).
 		SetAutoReconnect(true).
 		SetOrderMatters(false)
@@ -121,7 +126,8 @@ func (s *scan) makeMessageHandler() func(c paho.Client, m paho.Message) {
 	var handler = func(c paho.Client, m paho.Message) {
 		topic := m.Topic()
 		if isFull(topic) {
-			// ignore the message
+			// unsubscribe and ignore the message
+			c.Unsubscribe(topic)
 			return
 		}