diff --git a/tests/test_ack_policy.py b/tests/test_ack_policy.py
index bd8b551..0e39993 100644
--- a/tests/test_ack_policy.py
+++ b/tests/test_ack_policy.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ async def test_consume_nack_on_error(
         event: asyncio.Event,
         broker: SqlBroker,
     ) -> None:
-        """Message was Nack'ed."""
+        """Message was Nacked."""
 
         @broker.subscriber(
             queues=["default1"],
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ async def test_consume_reject_on_error(
         event: asyncio.Event,
         broker: SqlBroker,
     ) -> None:
-        """Message was Reject'ed despite the retry strategy."""
+        """Message was Rejected despite the retry strategy."""
 
         @broker.subscriber(
             queues=["default1"],
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ async def test_consume_ack_and_ack_first(
         ack_policy: AckPolicy,
         broker: SqlBroker,
     ) -> None:
-        """Message was Ack'ed despite the error."""
+        """Message was Acked despite the error."""
 
         @broker.subscriber(
             queues=["default1"],
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ async def test_consume_manual(
         event: asyncio.Event,
         broker: SqlBroker,
     ) -> None:
-        """Message was manually Ack'ed."""
+        """Message was manually Acked."""
 
         @broker.subscriber(
             queues=["default1"],
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ async def test_consume_manual_overrides_policy(
         event: asyncio.Event,
         broker: SqlBroker,
     ) -> None:
-        """Message was manually Ack'ed."""
+        """Message was manually Acked."""
 
         @broker.subscriber(
             queues=["default1"],
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ async def test_consume_manual_no_manual_ack(
         self, engine: AsyncEngine, recreate_tables: None, event: asyncio.Event
     ) -> None:
         """Error was logged because the message was neither manually nor automatically acknowledged.
-        The message was Reject'ed.
+        The message was Rejected.
         """
         logger = MagicMock()
         async with self.get_broker(engine=engine, logger=logger) as broker:
@@ -367,3 +367,55 @@ async def handler(msg: SqlBrokerMessageAnnotation) -> None:
             assert result["queue"] == "default1"
             assert json.loads(result["payload"]) == {"message": "hello1"}
             assert result["state"] == SqlBrokerMessageState.FAILED.name
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio()
+    async def test_consume_manual_nack_respects_policy(
+        self,
+        engine: AsyncEngine,
+        recreate_tables: None,
+        event: asyncio.Event,
+    ) -> None:
+        async with self.get_broker(engine=engine) as broker:
+            attempted = []
+
+            @broker.subscriber(
+                queues=["default1"],
+                max_workers=1,
+                retry_strategy=ConstantRetryStrategy(
+                    delay_seconds=0, max_total_delay_seconds=None, max_attempts=3
+                ),
+                max_fetch_interval=0.01,
+                min_fetch_interval=0,
+                fetch_batch_size=5,
+                overfetch_factor=1,
+                flush_interval=0.1,
+                release_stuck_interval=10,
+                release_stuck_timeout=10,
+                max_deliveries=20,
+                ack_policy=AckPolicy.NACK_ON_ERROR,
+            )
+            async def handler(msg: Any) -> None:
+                nonlocal attempted
+                attempted.append(msg)
+                await msg.nack()
+
+            await broker.publish({"message": "hello1"}, queue="default1")
+            await broker.start()
+
+            await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
+
+            assert len(attempted) == 3
+
+            async with engine.begin() as conn:
+                result = await conn.execute(text("SELECT * FROM message_archive;"))
+
+            result = result.mappings().one()
+            assert result["queue"] == "default1"
+            assert json.loads(result["payload"]) == {"message": "hello1"}
+            assert result["state"] == SqlBrokerMessageState.FAILED.name
+            assert result["attempts_count"] == 3
+            assert result["deliveries_count"] == 3
+
+            async with engine.begin() as conn:
+                result = await conn.execute(text("SELECT * FROM message;"))
+            assert len(result.all()) == 0
diff --git a/tests/test_consume.py b/tests/test_consume.py
index ad359be..2ab262d 100644
--- a/tests/test_consume.py
+++ b/tests/test_consume.py
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ async def test_consume_manual_nack_takes_precedence(
             queues=["default1"],
             max_workers=2,
             retry_strategy=ConstantRetryStrategy(
-                delay_seconds=0, max_total_delay_seconds=None, max_attempts=3
+                delay_seconds=10, max_total_delay_seconds=None, max_attempts=3
             ),
             max_fetch_interval=10,
             min_fetch_interval=10,
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ async def test_consume_manual_nack_takes_precedence(
             release_stuck_interval=10,
             release_stuck_timeout=10,
             max_deliveries=20,
-            ack_policy=AckPolicy.NACK_ON_ERROR,
+            ack_policy=AckPolicy.ACK,
         )
         async def handler(msg: SqlBrokerMessageAnnotation, msg_body: dict) -> None:
             await msg.nack()
@@ -734,6 +734,32 @@ async def handler(msg: SqlBrokerMessageAnnotation, msg_body: dict) -> None:
         assert result[0]["state"] == SqlBrokerMessageState.RETRYABLE.name
         assert result[1]["state"] == SqlBrokerMessageState.RETRYABLE.name
 
+        result = result[0]
+        assert result["queue"] == "default1"
+        assert json.loads(result["payload"]) == {"message": "hello1"}
+        assert result["state"] == SqlBrokerMessageState.RETRYABLE.name
+        assert result["attempts_count"] == 1
+        assert result["deliveries_count"] == 1
+        assert as_datetime(result["created_at"]) < datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc).replace(
+            tzinfo=None
+        ).replace(tzinfo=None)
+        assert as_datetime(result["first_attempt_at"]) < datetime.now(
+            tz=timezone.utc
+        ).replace(tzinfo=None).replace(tzinfo=None)
+        assert as_datetime(result["first_attempt_at"]) > as_datetime(result["created_at"])
+        assert as_datetime(result["last_attempt_at"]) == as_datetime(
+            result["first_attempt_at"]
+        )
+
+        assert as_datetime(result["next_attempt_at"]) >= as_datetime(
+            result["first_attempt_at"]
+        ) + timedelta(seconds=10)
+        assert result["acquired_at"] is None
+
+        async with engine.begin() as conn:
+            result = await conn.execute(text("SELECT * FROM message_archive;"))
+        assert len(result.all()) == 0
+
     @pytest.mark.asyncio()
     async def test_consume_manual_reject_takes_precedence(
         self,