diff --git a/examples/EthernetMQTT/EthernetMQTT.ino b/examples/EthernetMQTT/EthernetMQTT.ino
index 5eab3fe..1cb8a4b 100644
--- a/examples/EthernetMQTT/EthernetMQTT.ino
+++ b/examples/EthernetMQTT/EthernetMQTT.ino
@@ -51,8 +51,12 @@ void reconnect() {
       Serial.println("connected");
       // Once connected, publish an announcement...
       client.publish("outTopic","hello world");
+      // This is a workaround to address https://github.com/OPEnSLab-OSU/SSLClient/issues/9
+      ethClientSSL.flush();
       // ... and resubscribe
       client.subscribe("inTopic");
+      // This is a workaround to address https://github.com/OPEnSLab-OSU/SSLClient/issues/9
+      ethClientSSL.flush();
     } else {
       Serial.print("failed, rc=");
       Serial.print(client.state());