diff --git a/src/TopicTree.h b/src/TopicTree.h
index 44cb4fb..92bae98 100644
--- a/src/TopicTree.h
+++ b/src/TopicTree.h
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ public:
         return emptyVector;
     }
 
-    void subscribe(std::string_view topic, Subscriber *subscriber) {
+    void subscribe(std::string_view topic, Subscriber *subscriber, bool nonStrict = false) {
         /* Start iterating from the root */
         Topic *iterator = root;
 
@@ -322,7 +322,9 @@ public:
 
         /* If this topic is triggered, drain the tree before we join */
         if (iterator->triggered) {
-            drain();
+            if (!nonStrict) {
+                drain();
+            }
         }
 
         /* Add socket to Topic's Set */
@@ -346,7 +348,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     /* Returns whether we were subscribed prior */
-    bool unsubscribe(std::string_view topic, Subscriber *subscriber) {
+    bool unsubscribe(std::string_view topic, Subscriber *subscriber, bool nonStrict = false) {
         /* Subscribers are likely to have very few subscriptions (20 or fewer) */
         if (subscriber) {
             /* Lookup exact Topic ptr from string */
@@ -369,7 +371,9 @@ public:
                 if (*it == iterator) {
                     /* If this topic is triggered, drain the tree before we leave */
                     if (iterator->triggered) {
-                        drain();
+                        if (!nonStrict) {
+                            drain();
+                        }
                     }
 
                     /* Remove topic ptr from our list */
@@ -394,6 +398,7 @@ public:
 
                 /* If this topic is triggered, drain the tree before we leave */
                 if (mayFlush && topic->triggered) {
+                    /* Never mind nonStrict here (yet?) */
                     drain();
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/WebSocket.h b/src/WebSocket.h
index 3bf6f13..4d87508 100644
--- a/src/WebSocket.h
+++ b/src/WebSocket.h
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     /* Subscribe to a topic according to MQTT rules and syntax */
-    void subscribe(std::string_view topic) {
+    void subscribe(std::string_view topic, bool nonStrict = false) {
         WebSocketContextData<SSL> *webSocketContextData = (WebSocketContextData<SSL> *) us_socket_context_ext(SSL,
             (us_socket_context_t *) us_socket_context(SSL, (us_socket_t *) this)
         );
@@ -202,18 +202,18 @@ public:
             webSocketData->subscriber = new Subscriber(this);
         }
 
-        webSocketContextData->topicTree.subscribe(topic, webSocketData->subscriber);
+        webSocketContextData->topicTree.subscribe(topic, webSocketData->subscriber, nonStrict);
     }
 
     /* Unsubscribe from a topic, returns true if we were subscribed */
-    bool unsubscribe(std::string_view topic) {
+    bool unsubscribe(std::string_view topic, bool nonStrict = false) {
         WebSocketContextData<SSL> *webSocketContextData = (WebSocketContextData<SSL> *) us_socket_context_ext(SSL,
             (us_socket_context_t *) us_socket_context(SSL, (us_socket_t *) this)
         );
 
         WebSocketData *webSocketData = (WebSocketData *) us_socket_ext(SSL, (us_socket_t *) this);
 
-        return webSocketContextData->topicTree.unsubscribe(topic, webSocketData->subscriber);
+        return webSocketContextData->topicTree.unsubscribe(topic, webSocketData->subscriber, nonStrict);
     }
 
     /* Unsubscribe from all topics you might be subscribed to */