diff --git a/stompman/subscription.py b/stompman/subscription.py
index 4d826cdf..86ae5150 100644
--- a/stompman/subscription.py
+++ b/stompman/subscription.py
@@ -50,18 +50,24 @@ async def _run_handler(self, *, frame: MessageFrame) -> None:
         try:
             await self.handler(frame)
         except self.suppressed_exception_classes as exception:
-            if self._should_handle_ack_nack and self.id in self._active_subscriptions:
+            if (
+                self._should_handle_ack_nack
+                and self.id in self._active_subscriptions
+                and (ack_id := frame.headers["ack"])
+            ):
                 await self._connection_manager.maybe_write_frame(
-                    NackFrame(
-                        headers={"id": frame.headers["message-id"], "subscription": frame.headers["subscription"]}
-                    )
+                    NackFrame(headers={"id": ack_id, "subscription": frame.headers["subscription"]})
                 )
             self.on_suppressed_exception(exception, frame)
         else:
-            if self._should_handle_ack_nack and self.id in self._active_subscriptions:
+            if (
+                self._should_handle_ack_nack
+                and self.id in self._active_subscriptions
+                and (ack_id := frame.headers["ack"])
+            ):
                 await self._connection_manager.maybe_write_frame(
                     AckFrame(
-                        headers={"id": frame.headers["message-id"], "subscription": frame.headers["subscription"]},
+                        headers={"id": ack_id, "subscription": frame.headers["subscription"]},
                     )
                 )
 
diff --git a/tests/test_subscription.py b/tests/test_subscription.py
index 0867557a..87ab1e64 100644
--- a/tests/test_subscription.py
+++ b/tests/test_subscription.py
@@ -223,11 +223,11 @@ async def test_client_listen_unsubscribe_before_ack_or_nack(
 async def test_client_listen_ack_nack_sent(
     monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, faker: faker.Faker, ack: AckMode, *, ok: bool
 ) -> None:
-    subscription_id, destination, message_id = faker.pystr(), faker.pystr(), faker.pystr()
+    subscription_id, destination, ack_id = faker.pystr(), faker.pystr(), faker.pystr()
     monkeypatch.setattr(stompman.subscription, "_make_subscription_id", mock.Mock(return_value=subscription_id))
 
     message_frame = build_dataclass(
-        MessageFrame, headers={"destination": destination, "message-id": message_id, "subscription": subscription_id}
+        MessageFrame, headers={"destination": destination, "ack": ack_id, "subscription": subscription_id}
     )
     connection_class, collected_frames = create_spying_connection(*get_read_frames_with_lifespan([message_frame]))
     message_handler = mock.AsyncMock(side_effect=None if ok else SomeError)
@@ -244,9 +244,9 @@ async def test_client_listen_ack_nack_sent(
     assert collected_frames == enrich_expected_frames(
         SubscribeFrame(headers={"id": subscription_id, "destination": destination, "ack": ack}),
         message_frame,
-        AckFrame(headers={"id": message_id, "subscription": subscription_id})
+        AckFrame(headers={"id": ack_id, "subscription": subscription_id})
         if ok
-        else NackFrame(headers={"id": message_id, "subscription": subscription_id}),
+        else NackFrame(headers={"id": ack_id, "subscription": subscription_id}),
         UnsubscribeFrame(headers={"id": subscription_id}),
     )