diff --git a/internal/homeassistant/subscriber.go b/internal/homeassistant/subscriber.go
index 4d9c3d2..bdddd4f 100644
--- a/internal/homeassistant/subscriber.go
+++ b/internal/homeassistant/subscriber.go
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ func handleMessages() {
 					data, _ := json.Marshal(message.Event.Data)
 					nats.Publish(fmt.Sprintf("homeassistant.zwave-scene.%s", message.Event.Data.DeviceId), data)
 				case timerFinishedEventId:
-					nats.PublishString(fmt.Sprintf("homeassistant.%s.finished", message.Event.Data.EntityId), "finished")
+					// nats.PublishString(fmt.Sprintf("homeassistant.%s.finished", message.Event.Data.EntityId), "finished")
+					nats.PublishRequest(fmt.Sprintf("homeassistant.%s.finished", message.Event.Data.EntityId), []byte("finished"), 500*time.Millisecond, 3)
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/internal/nats/client.go b/internal/nats/client.go
index 6fc0fee..2bc6c2b 100644
--- a/internal/nats/client.go
+++ b/internal/nats/client.go
@@ -83,6 +83,21 @@ func PublishString(subject, message string) {
 	Publish(subject, []byte(message))
 }
 
+func PublishRequest(subject string, message []byte, timeout time.Duration, retries int) {
+	attempts := 0
+	for {
+		attempts += 1
+		if attempts > retries {
+			logger.Error("Request retries exceeded", "subject", subject)
+		}
+		resp, err := client.Conn.Request(subject, message, timeout)
+
+		if err == nil {
+			logger.Debug("Request response received", "response", string(resp.Data))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func GetKeyValue(key string) ([]byte, error) {
 	value, err := kv.Get(ctx, key)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/nats/subscribers.go b/pkg/nats/subscribers.go
index 0d5a0c5..b5a685e 100644
--- a/pkg/nats/subscribers.go
+++ b/pkg/nats/subscribers.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (n *NatsConnection) GenericTimerListener(logger *slog.Logger, timerName str
 	defer sub.Unsubscribe()
 
 	for msg := range ch {
-		go msg.Ack()
+		go msg.Respond([]byte("got it"))
 		l.Debug("Timer ended", "name", timerName)
 		err = handler()
 		if err != nil {