diff --git a/test/mesh/mesh_access.c b/test/mesh/mesh_access.c
index 2e8bc4058..fb33ae906 100644
--- a/test/mesh/mesh_access.c
+++ b/test/mesh/mesh_access.c
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ int mesh_model_contains_appkey(mesh_model_t * mesh_model, uint16_t appkey_index)
 }
 
 // Mesh Model Publication
-static void mesh_access_publish_model(mesh_model_t * mesh_model){
+static void mesh_model_publication_publish_now_model(mesh_model_t * mesh_model){
     mesh_publication_model_t * publication_model = mesh_model->publication_model;
     if (publication_model == NULL) return;
     if (publication_model->publish_state_fn == NULL) return;
@@ -1170,7 +1170,17 @@ static void mesh_access_publish_model(mesh_model_t * mesh_model){
     mesh_upper_transport_send_access_pdu(pdu);
 }
 
+// @assume mesh_model->pulication_model != NULL
+static void mesh_model_publication_run_for_model(mesh_model_t * mesh_model){
+    mesh_publication_model_t * publication_model = mesh_model->publication_model;
+    publication_model->publish_now = 0;
+    mesh_model_publication_publish_now_model(mesh_model);
+}
+
 void mesh_access_state_changed(mesh_model_t * mesh_model){
     // TODO: schedule publication - for now just send right away
-    mesh_access_publish_model(mesh_model);
+    mesh_publication_model_t * publication_model = mesh_model->publication_model;
+    if (publication_model == NULL) return;
+    publication_model->publish_now = 1;
+    mesh_model_publication_run_for_model(mesh_model);
 }
diff --git a/test/mesh/mesh_access.h b/test/mesh/mesh_access.h
index 308efcdf5..f47481d3b 100644
--- a/test/mesh/mesh_access.h
+++ b/test/mesh/mesh_access.h
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ typedef enum {
 
 typedef struct {
     mesh_publish_state_t publish_state_fn;
-
+    uint8_t  publish_now;
+    
     uint16_t address;
     uint16_t appkey_index;
     uint8_t  friendship_credential_flag;