diff --git a/adafruit_minimqtt.py b/adafruit_minimqtt.py
index 9f83f30..339c009 100644
--- a/adafruit_minimqtt.py
+++ b/adafruit_minimqtt.py
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ def reconnect(self, resub_topics=True):
                     "Attempting to resubscribe to previously subscribed topics."
                 )
             subscribed_topics = self._subscribed_topics.copy()
+            self._subscribed_topics = []
             while subscribed_topics:
                 feed = subscribed_topics.pop()
                 self.subscribe(feed)