diff --git a/kgo.go b/kgo.go
index f723b10..0197d9a 100644
--- a/kgo.go
+++ b/kgo.go
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/twmb/franz-go/pkg/kgo"
+	"github.com/twmb/franz-go/pkg/kmsg"
 	"go.unistack.org/micro/v4/broker"
 	"go.unistack.org/micro/v4/metadata"
 	id "go.unistack.org/micro/v4/util/id"
 	mrand "go.unistack.org/micro/v4/util/rand"
 )
 
-var _ broker.Broker = &Broker{}
+var _ broker.Broker = (*Broker)(nil)
 
 var ErrLostMessage = errors.New("message not marked for offsets commit and will be lost in next iteration")
 
@@ -133,6 +134,9 @@ func (k *Broker) Disconnect(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return nctx.Err()
 	default:
 		for _, sub := range k.subs {
+			if sub.closed {
+				continue
+			}
 			if err := sub.Unsubscribe(ctx); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -192,8 +196,10 @@ func (k *Broker) Publish(ctx context.Context, topic string, msg *broker.Message,
 
 func (k *Broker) publish(ctx context.Context, msgs []*broker.Message, opts ...broker.PublishOption) error {
 	k.RLock()
-	if !k.connected {
-		k.RUnlock()
+	ok := k.connected
+	k.RUnlock()
+
+	if !ok {
 		k.Lock()
 		c, err := k.connect(ctx, k.kopts...)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -204,7 +210,6 @@ func (k *Broker) publish(ctx context.Context, msgs []*broker.Message, opts ...br
 		k.connected = true
 		k.Unlock()
 	}
-	k.RUnlock()
 
 	options := broker.NewPublishOptions(opts...)
 	records := make([]*kgo.Record, 0, len(msgs))
@@ -336,6 +341,18 @@ func (k *Broker) Subscribe(ctx context.Context, topic string, handler broker.Han
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	mdreq := kmsg.NewMetadataRequest()
+	mdreq.Topics = []kmsg.MetadataRequestTopic{
+		{Topic: &topic},
+	}
+
+	mdrsp, err := mdreq.RequestWith(ctx, c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	} else if mdrsp.Topics[0].ErrorCode != 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("topic %s not exists or permission error", topic)
+	}
+
 	sub.c = c
 	go sub.poll(ctx)
 
diff --git a/subscriber.go b/subscriber.go
index 8bdcd1d..bc4313f 100644
--- a/subscriber.go
+++ b/subscriber.go
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ func (s *subscriber) Unsubscribe(ctx context.Context) error {
 	case <-ctx.Done():
 		return ctx.Err()
 	default:
+		s.c.PauseFetchTopics(s.topic)
+		kc := make(map[string][]int32)
+		for ctp := range s.consumers {
+			kc[ctp.t] = append(kc[ctp.t], ctp.p)
+		}
+		s.killConsumers(ctx, kc)
 		close(s.done)
 		s.closed = true
 	}
@@ -72,15 +78,14 @@ func (s *subscriber) poll(ctx context.Context) {
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
-			s.c.Close()
+			s.c.CloseAllowingRebalance()
 			return
 		case <-s.done:
-			s.c.Close()
+			s.c.CloseAllowingRebalance()
 			return
 		default:
 			fetches := s.c.PollRecords(ctx, maxInflight)
-			if fetches.IsClientClosed() {
-				s.kopts.Logger.Errorf(ctx, "[kgo] client closed")
+			if !s.closed && fetches.IsClientClosed() {
 				s.closed = true
 				return
 			}