diff --git a/lib/tunnelbroker/peer-to-peer-message-handler.js b/lib/tunnelbroker/peer-to-peer-message-handler.js
--- a/lib/tunnelbroker/peer-to-peer-message-handler.js
+++ b/lib/tunnelbroker/peer-to-peer-message-handler.js
@@ -83,16 +83,11 @@
         } catch (e) {
           console.log(getMessageForException(e));
         } finally {
-          if (
-            localSocketSessionCounter === getSessionCounter() &&
-            doesSocketExist()
-          ) {
-            const confirmation: MessageReceiveConfirmation = {
-              type: deviceToTunnelbrokerMessageTypes.MESSAGE_RECEIVE_CONFIRMATION,
-              messageIDs: [messageID],
-            };
-            socketSend(JSON.stringify(confirmation));
-          }
+          const confirmation: MessageReceiveConfirmation = {
+            type: deviceToTunnelbrokerMessageTypes.MESSAGE_RECEIVE_CONFIRMATION,
+            messageIDs: [messageID],
+          };
+          socketSend(JSON.stringify(confirmation));
         }
       }
     },