diff --git a/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/rabbitmq/__init__.py b/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/rabbitmq/__init__.py
index 488ab99833c2..b0c2a66fea43 100644
--- a/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/rabbitmq/__init__.py
+++ b/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/rabbitmq/__init__.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     RPCNotInitializedError,
     RPCServerError,
 )
+from ._models import ConsumerTag, QueueName
 from ._rpc_router import RPCRouter
 from ._utils import is_rabbitmq_responsive, wait_till_rabbitmq_responsive
 
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@
     "RPCRouter",
     "RPCServerError",
     "wait_till_rabbitmq_responsive",
+    "QueueName",
+    "ConsumerTag",
 )
 
 # nopycln: file
diff --git a/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/rabbitmq/_client.py b/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/rabbitmq/_client.py
index dc70aa03ffaf..661f2c7f69b7 100644
--- a/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/rabbitmq/_client.py
+++ b/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/rabbitmq/_client.py
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from functools import partial
 from typing import Final
+from uuid import uuid4
 
 import aio_pika
 from pydantic import NonNegativeInt
 
 from ..logging_utils import log_catch, log_context
 from ._client_base import RabbitMQClientBase
-from ._models import MessageHandler, RabbitMessage
+from ._models import ConsumerTag, MessageHandler, QueueName, RabbitMessage
 from ._utils import (
     RABBIT_QUEUE_MESSAGE_DEFAULT_TTL_MS,
     declare_queue,
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ async def _get_channel(self) -> aio_pika.abc.AbstractChannel:
             return channel
 
     async def _get_consumer_tag(self, exchange_name) -> str:
-        return f"{get_rabbitmq_client_unique_name(self.client_name)}_{exchange_name}"
+        return f"{get_rabbitmq_client_unique_name(self.client_name)}_{exchange_name}_{uuid4()}"
 
     async def subscribe(
         self,
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ async def subscribe(
         message_ttl: NonNegativeInt = RABBIT_QUEUE_MESSAGE_DEFAULT_TTL_MS,
         unexpected_error_retry_delay_s: float = _DEFAULT_UNEXPECTED_ERROR_RETRY_DELAY_S,
         unexpected_error_max_attempts: int = _DEFAULT_UNEXPECTED_ERROR_MAX_ATTEMPTS,
-    ) -> str:
+    ) -> tuple[QueueName, ConsumerTag]:
         """subscribe to exchange_name calling ``message_handler`` for every incoming message
         - exclusive_queue: True means that every instance of this application will
             receive the incoming messages
@@ -238,14 +239,14 @@ async def subscribe(
             )
             await delayed_queue.bind(delayed_exchange)
 
-            _consumer_tag = await self._get_consumer_tag(exchange_name)
+            consumer_tag = await self._get_consumer_tag(exchange_name)
             await queue.consume(
                 partial(_on_message, message_handler, unexpected_error_max_attempts),
                 exclusive=exclusive_queue,
-                consumer_tag=_consumer_tag,
+                consumer_tag=consumer_tag,
             )
             output: str = queue.name
-            return output
+            return output, consumer_tag
 
     async def add_topics(
         self,
@@ -300,13 +301,16 @@ async def remove_topics(
 
     async def unsubscribe(
         self,
-        queue_name: str,
+        queue_name: QueueName,
     ) -> None:
-        assert self._channel_pool  # nosec
-        async with self._channel_pool.acquire() as channel:
-            queue = await channel.get_queue(queue_name)
-            # NOTE: we force delete here
-            await queue.delete(if_unused=False, if_empty=False)
+        """This will delete the queue if there are no consumers left"""
+        assert self._connection_pool  # nosec
+        if not self._connection_pool.is_closed:
+            assert self._channel_pool  # nosec
+            async with self._channel_pool.acquire() as channel:
+                queue = await channel.get_queue(queue_name)
+                # NOTE: we force delete here
+                await queue.delete(if_unused=False, if_empty=False)
 
     async def publish(self, exchange_name: str, message: RabbitMessage) -> None:
         """publish message in the exchange exchange_name.
@@ -333,10 +337,14 @@ async def publish(self, exchange_name: str, message: RabbitMessage) -> None:
                 routing_key=message.routing_key() or "",
             )
 
-    async def unsubscribe_consumer(self, exchange_name: str):
-        assert self._channel_pool  # nosec
-        async with self._channel_pool.acquire() as channel:
-            queue_name = exchange_name
-            queue = await channel.get_queue(queue_name)
-            _consumer_tag = await self._get_consumer_tag(exchange_name)
-            await queue.cancel(_consumer_tag)
+    async def unsubscribe_consumer(
+        self, queue_name: QueueName, consumer_tag: ConsumerTag
+    ) -> None:
+        """This will only remove the consumers without deleting the queue"""
+        assert self._connection_pool  # nosec
+        if not self._connection_pool.is_closed:
+            assert self._channel_pool  # nosec
+            async with self._channel_pool.acquire() as channel:
+                assert isinstance(channel, aio_pika.RobustChannel)  # nosec
+                queue = await channel.get_queue(queue_name)
+                await queue.cancel(consumer_tag)
diff --git a/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/rabbitmq/_models.py b/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/rabbitmq/_models.py
index c76800a4d8a8..beda88fc1cc0 100644
--- a/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/rabbitmq/_models.py
+++ b/packages/service-library/src/servicelib/rabbitmq/_models.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from collections.abc import Awaitable, Callable
-from typing import Any, Protocol
+from typing import Any, Protocol, TypeAlias
 
 from models_library.basic_types import ConstrainedStr
 from models_library.rabbitmq_basic_types import (
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 
 MessageHandler = Callable[[Any], Awaitable[bool]]
 
+QueueName: TypeAlias = str
+ConsumerTag: TypeAlias = str
+
 
 class RabbitMessage(Protocol):
     def body(self) -> bytes: