diff --git a/broker/src/main/java/org/dna/mqtt/moquette/messaging/spi/impl/SimpleMessaging.java b/broker/src/main/java/org/dna/mqtt/moquette/messaging/spi/impl/SimpleMessaging.java
index c90d3f21..db4d0085 100644
--- a/broker/src/main/java/org/dna/mqtt/moquette/messaging/spi/impl/SimpleMessaging.java
+++ b/broker/src/main/java/org/dna/mqtt/moquette/messaging/spi/impl/SimpleMessaging.java
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ public class SimpleMessaging implements IMessaging, EventHandler<ValueEvent> {
         LOG.debug("processSubscribe invoked");
 
         for (SubscribeMessage.Couple req : msg.subscriptions()) {
-            QOSType qos = AbstractMessage.QOSType.values()[req.getQos()];
+            QOSType qos = AbstractMessage.QOSType.fromByte(req.getQos());
             Subscription newSubscription = new Subscription(clientID, req.getTopic(), qos, cleanSession);
             subscribeSingleTopic(newSubscription, req.getTopic());
         }
@@ -423,7 +423,6 @@ public class SimpleMessaging implements IMessaging, EventHandler<ValueEvent> {
         }
         LOG.info("replying with SubAct to MSG ID " + msg.getMessageID());
         session.write(ackMessage);
-
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/parser/src/main/java/org/dna/mqtt/moquette/proto/messages/AbstractMessage.java b/parser/src/main/java/org/dna/mqtt/moquette/proto/messages/AbstractMessage.java
index 8e11b30e..ad6989f4 100644
--- a/parser/src/main/java/org/dna/mqtt/moquette/proto/messages/AbstractMessage.java
+++ b/parser/src/main/java/org/dna/mqtt/moquette/proto/messages/AbstractMessage.java
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessage {
     public static enum QOSType {
 
         MOST_ONE, LEAST_ONE, EXACTLY_ONCE, RESERVED;
+        
+        public static QOSType fromByte(byte val) {
+            return AbstractMessage.QOSType.values()[val];
+        }
     }
     //type
     protected boolean m_dupFlag;