diff --git a/src/PubSubClient.cpp b/src/PubSubClient.cpp
index f60d6a0..836484c 100755
--- a/src/PubSubClient.cpp
+++ b/src/PubSubClient.cpp
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ void PubSubClient::disconnect() {
     buffer[1] = 0;
     _client->write(buffer,2);
     _state = MQTT_DISCONNECTED;
+    _client->flush();
     _client->stop();
     lastInActivity = lastOutActivity = millis();
 }