diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d6492c6..7fa0ed4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## Notification v1.0.8
+- Fixed the issue where channel was not being closed when a message was published in a delayed queue.
+
 ## Notfication v1.0.7
 - Support of delayed messages.
 - Support of fanout exchanges for broadcasting.
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 238d6e8..b0f3d96 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.7
+1.0.8
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 87524de..dba19ea 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ostdotcom/notification",
-  "version": "1.0.7",
+  "version": "1.0.8",
   "description": "OST Notification helps publish critical events using EventEmitter and RabbmitMQ.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/services/rmqPublish/topic.js b/services/rmqPublish/topic.js
index 07ff042..af7d55f 100644
--- a/services/rmqPublish/topic.js
+++ b/services/rmqPublish/topic.js
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ class RmqPublishByTopic {
 
               ch.publish(oThis.delayedExchangeName, q.queue, new Buffer(msgString), { persistent: true });
               console.log(' [x] Sent to DLX "', oThis.delayedExchangeName, '" with routing key', currTopic);
+
+              ch.close();
             }
           );
         }