diff --git a/solace-spring-cloud-stream-binder/solace-spring-cloud-stream-binder-core/src/main/java/com/solace/spring/cloud/stream/binder/util/BatchProxyCorrelationKey.java b/solace-spring-cloud-stream-binder/solace-spring-cloud-stream-binder-core/src/main/java/com/solace/spring/cloud/stream/binder/util/BatchProxyCorrelationKey.java
index 473892ff..a0cbfe92 100644
--- a/solace-spring-cloud-stream-binder/solace-spring-cloud-stream-binder-core/src/main/java/com/solace/spring/cloud/stream/binder/util/BatchProxyCorrelationKey.java
+++ b/solace-spring-cloud-stream-binder/solace-spring-cloud-stream-binder-core/src/main/java/com/solace/spring/cloud/stream/binder/util/BatchProxyCorrelationKey.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 public class BatchProxyCorrelationKey {
 	private final Object targetCorrelationKey;
 	private final AtomicInteger numRemaining;
+	private static final int RETURNED_KEY = -1;
 
 	public BatchProxyCorrelationKey(Object targetCorrelationKey, int numRemaining) {
 		this.targetCorrelationKey = targetCorrelationKey;
@@ -13,18 +14,26 @@ public BatchProxyCorrelationKey(Object targetCorrelationKey, int numRemaining) {
 
 	/**
 	 * Retrieve the target correlation key after all successes have been received.
-	 * @return the target correlation key if after being invoked the required number of times. {@code null} otherwise.
+	 * @return the target correlation key if after being invoked the required number of times and if it hasn't been
+	 * returned before. {@code null} otherwise.
 	 */
 	public Object getCorrelationKeyForSuccess() {
-		return numRemaining.decrementAndGet() == 0 ? targetCorrelationKey : null;
+		if (numRemaining.updateAndGet(i -> i > RETURNED_KEY ? i - 1 : i) == 0) {
+			return targetCorrelationKey;
+		} else {
+			return null;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the real correlation key in event of failure.
-	 * @return the target correlation key
+	 * @return the target correlation key if it hasn't been returned before. {@code null} otherwise.
 	 */
 	public Object getCorrelationKeyForFailure() {
-		numRemaining.decrementAndGet();
-		return targetCorrelationKey;
+		if (numRemaining.getAndSet(RETURNED_KEY) != RETURNED_KEY) {
+			return targetCorrelationKey;
+		} else {
+			return null;
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/solace-spring-cloud-stream-binder/solace-spring-cloud-stream-binder-core/src/test/java/com/solace/spring/cloud/stream/binder/util/BatchProxyCorrelationKeyTest.java b/solace-spring-cloud-stream-binder/solace-spring-cloud-stream-binder-core/src/test/java/com/solace/spring/cloud/stream/binder/util/BatchProxyCorrelationKeyTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..638430a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/solace-spring-cloud-stream-binder/solace-spring-cloud-stream-binder-core/src/test/java/com/solace/spring/cloud/stream/binder/util/BatchProxyCorrelationKeyTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package com.solace.spring.cloud.stream.binder.util;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+public class BatchProxyCorrelationKeyTest {
+	@Test
+	public void testSuccess() {
+		Object target = new Object();
+		BatchProxyCorrelationKey correlationKey = new BatchProxyCorrelationKey(target, 3);
+		assertThat(correlationKey.getCorrelationKeyForSuccess()).isNull();
+		assertThat(correlationKey.getCorrelationKeyForSuccess()).isNull();
+		assertThat(correlationKey.getCorrelationKeyForSuccess()).isEqualTo(target);
+
+		// ensure subsequent calls always returns null
+		assertThat(correlationKey.getCorrelationKeyForSuccess()).isNull();
+		assertThat(correlationKey.getCorrelationKeyForFailure()).isNull();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testFailed() {
+		Object target = new Object();
+		BatchProxyCorrelationKey correlationKey = new BatchProxyCorrelationKey(target, 3);
+		assertThat(correlationKey.getCorrelationKeyForSuccess()).isNull();
+		assertThat(correlationKey.getCorrelationKeyForFailure()).isEqualTo(target);
+
+		// ensure subsequent calls always returns null
+		assertThat(correlationKey.getCorrelationKeyForSuccess()).isNull();
+		assertThat(correlationKey.getCorrelationKeyForSuccess()).isNull();
+		assertThat(correlationKey.getCorrelationKeyForSuccess()).isNull();
+		assertThat(correlationKey.getCorrelationKeyForFailure()).isNull();
+	}
+}