diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-gcp-bundle/nifi-gcp-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/gcp/pubsub/lite/ConsumeGCPubSubLite.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-gcp-bundle/nifi-gcp-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/gcp/pubsub/lite/ConsumeGCPubSubLite.java
index 9cf23af8a4..ac40fb79df 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-gcp-bundle/nifi-gcp-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/gcp/pubsub/lite/ConsumeGCPubSubLite.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-gcp-bundle/nifi-gcp-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/gcp/pubsub/lite/ConsumeGCPubSubLite.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public class ConsumeGCPubSubLite extends AbstractGCPubSubProcessor implements Ve
             .build();
 
     private Subscriber subscriber = null;
-    private static final BlockingQueue<Message> messages = new LinkedBlockingQueue<>();
+    private BlockingQueue<Message> messages = new LinkedBlockingQueue<>();
 
     @Override
     protected Collection<ValidationResult> customValidate(final ValidationContext validationContext) {