diff --git a/Build/MQTTnet.nuspec b/Build/MQTTnet.nuspec
index 53ae240f..e2bfb867 100644
--- a/Build/MQTTnet.nuspec
+++ b/Build/MQTTnet.nuspec
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 * [Core] Added support for TLS 1.3 (requires .NET Core 3.1+) (thanks to @Dvergatal).
 * [Core] Added support for _MaximumQoS_ transmit when using MQTTv5 (thanks to @nayato).
 * [Core] Aligned the format of some log messages.
+* [ManagedClient] Removed _AutoReconnect_ since this does no longer work (BREAKING CHANGE!).
 * [RpcClient] Moved the RPC topic validation to the topic generation strategy.
 * [RcpClient] Added interface for _MqttRpcClient_.
 * [Server] Reduced async tasks count by moving dedicated keep alive tasks per connection to shared one.
diff --git a/Source/MQTTnet.Extensions.ManagedClient/IManagedMqttClientOptions.cs b/Source/MQTTnet.Extensions.ManagedClient/IManagedMqttClientOptions.cs
index 91b2041e..a705efea 100644
--- a/Source/MQTTnet.Extensions.ManagedClient/IManagedMqttClientOptions.cs
+++ b/Source/MQTTnet.Extensions.ManagedClient/IManagedMqttClientOptions.cs
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Extensions.ManagedClient
     {
         IMqttClientOptions ClientOptions { get; }
 
-        bool AutoReconnect { get; }
-
         TimeSpan AutoReconnectDelay { get; }
 
         TimeSpan ConnectionCheckInterval { get; }
diff --git a/Source/MQTTnet.Extensions.ManagedClient/ManagedMqttClient.cs b/Source/MQTTnet.Extensions.ManagedClient/ManagedMqttClient.cs
index b96efc7d..40b46ee7 100644
--- a/Source/MQTTnet.Extensions.ManagedClient/ManagedMqttClient.cs
+++ b/Source/MQTTnet.Extensions.ManagedClient/ManagedMqttClient.cs
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Extensions.ManagedClient
 
             Options = options;
 
-            if (Options.Storage != null)
+            if (options.Storage != null)
             {
-                _storageManager = new ManagedMqttClientStorageManager(Options.Storage);
+                _storageManager = new ManagedMqttClientStorageManager(options.Storage);
                 var messages = await _storageManager.LoadQueuedMessagesAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                 foreach (var message in messages)
@@ -110,16 +110,13 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Extensions.ManagedClient
                 }
             }
 
-            if (Options.AutoReconnect)
-            {
-                var cancellationTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
-                var cancellationToken = cancellationTokenSource.Token;
-                _connectionCancellationToken = cancellationTokenSource;
+            var cancellationTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
+            var cancellationToken = cancellationTokenSource.Token;
+            _connectionCancellationToken = cancellationTokenSource;
+
+            _maintainConnectionTask = Task.Run(() => MaintainConnectionAsync(cancellationToken), cancellationToken);
+            _maintainConnectionTask.RunInBackground(_logger);
 
-                _maintainConnectionTask = Task.Run(() => MaintainConnectionAsync(cancellationToken), cancellationToken);
-                _maintainConnectionTask.Forget(_logger);
-            }
-            
             _logger.Info("Started");
         }
 
@@ -579,7 +576,7 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Extensions.ManagedClient
             var cancellationToken = cancellationTokenSource.Token;
             _publishingCancellationToken = cancellationTokenSource;
 
-            Task.Run(() => PublishQueuedMessagesAsync(cancellationToken), cancellationToken).Forget(_logger);
+            Task.Run(() => PublishQueuedMessagesAsync(cancellationToken), cancellationToken).RunInBackground(_logger);
         }
 
         void StopPublishing()
diff --git a/Source/MQTTnet.Extensions.ManagedClient/ManagedMqttClientOptions.cs b/Source/MQTTnet.Extensions.ManagedClient/ManagedMqttClientOptions.cs
index d0ed4dc1..05035bb3 100644
--- a/Source/MQTTnet.Extensions.ManagedClient/ManagedMqttClientOptions.cs
+++ b/Source/MQTTnet.Extensions.ManagedClient/ManagedMqttClientOptions.cs
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Extensions.ManagedClient
     {
         public IMqttClientOptions ClientOptions { get; set; }
 
-        public bool AutoReconnect { get; set; } = true;
-
         public TimeSpan AutoReconnectDelay { get; set; } = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5);
 
         public TimeSpan ConnectionCheckInterval { get; set; } = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1);
diff --git a/Source/MQTTnet.Extensions.ManagedClient/ManagedMqttClientOptionsBuilder.cs b/Source/MQTTnet.Extensions.ManagedClient/ManagedMqttClientOptionsBuilder.cs
index 5f7a29fa..6157655b 100644
--- a/Source/MQTTnet.Extensions.ManagedClient/ManagedMqttClientOptionsBuilder.cs
+++ b/Source/MQTTnet.Extensions.ManagedClient/ManagedMqttClientOptionsBuilder.cs
@@ -68,18 +68,6 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Extensions.ManagedClient
             options(_clientOptionsBuilder);
             return this;
         }
-
-        public ManagedMqttClientOptionsBuilder WithAutoReconnect()
-        {
-            _options.AutoReconnect = true;
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public ManagedMqttClientOptionsBuilder WithoutAutoReconnect()
-        {
-            _options.AutoReconnect = false;
-            return this;
-        }
         
         public ManagedMqttClientOptions Build()
         {