HCI packet count mismatch (0, 1)

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Environment

Development Kit: HiLetGo ESP32 Dev Board
Module or chip used: ESP32-WROOM-32D
IDF version:
Build System:
Compiler version: xtensa-esp32-elf-gcc (crosstool-NG esp-2020r1) 8.2.0
Operating System: Mac OSX Big Sur
Using an IDE?: Arduino
Power Supply: USB

Problem Description

I am working to develop an WatchOS BLE application to control a water pump. By design when the Apple watch goes into sleep mode the Watch BLE app disconnects from the server application running on the ESP32. Eventually the connection state gets stuck on "device connected" and the HCI error message is displayed in the serial output...See below

Starting BLE work!
Characteristic defined! Now you can read it in your phone!
device connected
Device is connecting
device connected
device connected
device connected
device connected
device connected
start advertising
device connected
Device is connecting
device connected
device connected
device connected
device connected
start advertising
device connected
Device is connecting
device connected
device connected
device connected
device connected
device connected
start advertising
device connected
lld_pdu_get_tx_flush_nb HCI packet count mismatch (0, 1)

Expected Behavior

To maintain a stable connection state based on current connection with Watch app.

Wireshark Capture Link

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Arduino Code Snippet

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  Serial.println("Starting BLE work!");

  pinMode(WIFI_CLIENT_CONNECTED, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(WIFI_CLIENT_CONNECTED, LOW);

  BLEDevice::init("Long name works now");
  
  BLEServer *pServer = BLEDevice::createServer();
  pServer->setCallbacks(new MyServerCallbacks());
  
  BLEService *pService = pServer->createService(SERVICE_UUID);
  BLECharacteristic *pCharacteristic = pService->createCharacteristic(
                                        CHARACTERISTIC_UUID,
                                  /***** Enum Type NIMBLE_PROPERTY now *****      
                                        BLECharacteristic::PROPERTY_READ   |
                                        BLECharacteristic::PROPERTY_WRITE  
                                        );
                                  *****************************************/
                                        NIMBLE_PROPERTY::READ |
                                        NIMBLE_PROPERTY::WRITE 
                                       );

  pCharacteristic->setValue("Hello World says Neil");
  pService->start();
  // BLEAdvertising *pAdvertising = pServer->getAdvertising();  // this still is working for backward compatibility
  BLEAdvertising *pAdvertising = BLEDevice::getAdvertising();
  pAdvertising->addServiceUUID(SERVICE_UUID);
  pAdvertising->setScanResponse(true);
  pAdvertising->setMinPreferred(0x06);  // functions that help with iPhone connections issue
  pAdvertising->setMaxPreferred(0x12);

  BLEDevice::startAdvertising();
  Serial.println("Characteristic defined! Now you can read it in your phone!");
}

void loop() {
  if (deviceConnected) {
        Serial.println("device connected");
        //value++;
        digitalWrite(WIFI_CLIENT_CONNECTED, HIGH);
        delay(1000); // bluetooth stack will go into congestion, if too many packets are sent, in 6 hours test i was able to go as low as 3ms
        //pCharacteristicB->setValue((uint8_t*)&onState, 4);
        //pCharacteristicB->notify(); 
        //pCharacteristicA->setValue((uint8_t*)&pumpEnabled, 4);
        //pCharacteristicA->notify();
        BLEDevice::getAdvertising()->stop();
    }
    // disconnecting
    if (!deviceConnected && oldDeviceConnected) {
        delay(500); // give the bluetooth stack the chance to get things ready
        digitalWrite(WIFI_CLIENT_CONNECTED, LOW);
        BLEDevice::getAdvertising()->start();
        Serial.println("start advertising");
        oldDeviceConnected = deviceConnected;
    }
    // connecting
    if (deviceConnected && !oldDeviceConnected) {
        // do stuff here on connecting
        Serial.println(" Device is connecting");
        oldDeviceConnected = deviceConnected;  
    }
   }