diff --git a/lib/handlers/subscribe.js b/lib/handlers/subscribe.js
index 86d24b5c..880c5b7f 100644
--- a/lib/handlers/subscribe.js
+++ b/lib/handlers/subscribe.js
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ function storeSubscriptions (sub, done) {
     return done(null, sub)
   }
 
+  if (client.clean) {
+    return done(null, sub)
+  }
+
   perst.addSubscriptions(client, packet.subscriptions, function (err) {
     done(err, sub)
   })