diff --git a/src/service/amqp/amqp.service.spec.ts b/src/service/amqp/amqp.service.spec.ts
index 8e39d86..cc8704e 100644
--- a/src/service/amqp/amqp.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/service/amqp/amqp.service.spec.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ describe('AMQPService', () => {
         },
         linkOptions: options,
       })),
+      _connection: {
+        dispatch: () => {},
+      },
     }));
   });
 
@@ -162,7 +165,16 @@ describe('AMQPService', () => {
 
     await AMQPService.createConnection({ connectionUri: connectionSecureUri });
 
-    connectionEvents.forEach(event => event.callback({ error: new Error('test') }));
+    connectionEvents.forEach(event =>
+      event.callback(
+        new EventContextMock({
+          error: new Error('test'),
+          connection: {
+            open: () => Promise.resolve({}),
+          },
+        }),
+      ),
+    );
 
     expect(connectionEvents.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
   });
diff --git a/src/service/amqp/amqp.service.ts b/src/service/amqp/amqp.service.ts
index 4dff019..7572ee2 100644
--- a/src/service/amqp/amqp.service.ts
+++ b/src/service/amqp/amqp.service.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export class AMQPService {
       logger.error(`connection closed with error: ${context.error.name} - ${context.error.message}`, context.error.stack);
 
       const timeoutHandler = setTimeout(async () => {
-        context.connection.emit(ConnectionEvents.disconnected);
+        (context.connection as any)._connection.dispatch(ConnectionEvents.disconnected, void 0);
         await context.connection
           .open()
           .then(() => {
diff --git a/src/test/event-context.mock.ts b/src/test/event-context.mock.ts
index bfe6ba6..ccbc17c 100644
--- a/src/test/event-context.mock.ts
+++ b/src/test/event-context.mock.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ export class EventContextMock implements EventContext {
   public connection: any = {
     emit: jest.fn(),
     open: jest.fn(),
+    _connection: {
+      dispatch: () => {},
+    },
   };
   public container: any = jest.fn();
   public _context: any = jest.fn();