diff --git a/src/algo_utils.c b/src/algo_utils.c
index 5ab5899..be059b0 100644
--- a/src/algo_utils.c
+++ b/src/algo_utils.c
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ void mv_buffer_atow(struct buffer_resources *app_ctx, void* from, struct evt_cor
   // 1. We get the buffer
   bp = g_hash_table_lookup (app_ctx->application_waiting, from);
   if (bp == NULL) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Unable to find this application buffer in atow. Freeing the packet.\n");
-    mv_buffer_atof (app_ctx, from);
+    fprintf(stderr, "Unable to find this application buffer in atow. Doing nothing...\n");
+    return;
   }
 
   // 2. We get the target writing queue