diff --git a/src/decorator/listen.decorator.spec.ts b/src/decorator/listen.decorator.spec.ts
index f7f2017..78d4a46 100644
--- a/src/decorator/listen.decorator.spec.ts
+++ b/src/decorator/listen.decorator.spec.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe('@Listen', () => {
   it('should set correctly the queue name and target data', () => {
     const metadata = Reflect.getMetadata(QUEUE_LISTEN_METADATA_KEY, instance.method1);
 
-    expect(metadata).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ source: queueName, targetName: Test.name, callbackName: 'method1' }));
+    expect(metadata).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ source: queueName, targetName: Test.name, target: Test, callbackName: 'method1' }));
   });
 
   it('should set the queue options', () => {
diff --git a/src/decorator/listen.decorator.ts b/src/decorator/listen.decorator.ts
index fa49e71..d00651d 100644
--- a/src/decorator/listen.decorator.ts
+++ b/src/decorator/listen.decorator.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export const Listen = <T>(source: string, options?: ListenOptions<T>) => {
     metadata.options = options;
 
     metadata.targetName = target.constructor.name;
+    metadata.target = target.constructor;
 
     metadata.callback = descriptor.value;
     metadata.callbackName = propertyKey;
diff --git a/src/domain/listener-metadata.domain.ts b/src/domain/listener-metadata.domain.ts
index 0a070d0..7d20b1e 100644
--- a/src/domain/listener-metadata.domain.ts
+++ b/src/domain/listener-metadata.domain.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { ListenOptions } from '../interface';
 
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/ban-types */
+
 /**
  * Metadata added by the `@Listener` decorator
  */
@@ -25,7 +27,12 @@ export class ListenerMetadata<T> {
   public options: ListenOptions<T>;
 
   /**
-   * The Class the method belongs to
+   * The name of Class the method belongs to
    */
   public targetName: string;
+
+  /**
+   * The Class the method belongs to
+   */
+  public target: object;
 }
diff --git a/src/queue.module.ts b/src/queue.module.ts
index 2d4f4d0..9574e5b 100644
--- a/src/queue.module.ts
+++ b/src/queue.module.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { DynamicModule, Inject, Module, OnModuleDestroy, OnModuleInit, Provider, Type } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { Connection } from 'rhea-promise';
 import { MetadataScanner, ModuleRef } from '@nestjs/core';
+import { UnknownElementException } from '@nestjs/core/errors/exceptions/unknown-element.exception';
 
 import { QueueModuleOptions, QueueModuleAsyncOptions, QueueModuleOptionsFactory } from './interface';
 import { AMQPService, ObjectValidatorService, QueueService } from './service';
@@ -145,7 +146,16 @@ export class QueueModule implements OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy {
       logger.debug(`attaching listener for @Listen: ${JSON.stringify(listener)}`);
 
       // fetch instance from DI framework
-      const target = this.moduleRef.get(listener.targetName, { strict: false });
+      let target: any;
+      try {
+        target = this.moduleRef.get(listener.target as any, { strict: false });
+      } catch (err) {
+        if (err instanceof UnknownElementException) {
+          target = this.moduleRef.get(listener.targetName, { strict: false });
+        } else {
+          throw err;
+        }
+      }
 
       await this.queueService.listen(listener.source, listener.callback.bind(target), listener.options);
     }