Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, who last year urged residents to boycott Starbucks, acknowledged that she recently purchased a latte from the company but declined to say whether she still believes others should shun the coffee giant.

“I had the pleasure of visiting the Pike Place Market Starbucks a little while ago, and I ordered, I think it was a blueberry muffin latte that was like a staff creation,” Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson said during an interview published Wednesday with FOX 13 Seattle co-anchor Hana Kim, who had asked Wilson if she still supports a boycott of Starbucks.

“I guess I broke my boycott,” Wilson added. “And yeah, but I, you know, I don’t know. What do you want me to say about that?”

However, when pressed further by Kim further, Wilson said, “I absolutely support unions.”

Kim then said that she had seen that question come up from the crowd but that they would move on from it.

Last year, Wilson declared a boycott of Starbucks at a barista picket line, saying “I am not buying Starbucks, and you should not either,” according to The Seattle Times.

In a recent interview, however, Wilson admitted that her comments “caused more harm than good” as criticism continues to mount over Seattle’s business climate.

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