diff --git a/grpc.go b/grpc.go
index da533d4..d569bdc 100644
--- a/grpc.go
+++ b/grpc.go
@@ -718,31 +718,6 @@ func (g *Server) Register() error {
 	g.Lock()
 	defer g.Unlock()
 
-	for sb := range g.subscribers {
-		handler := g.createSubHandler(sb, config)
-		var opts []broker.SubscribeOption
-		if queue := sb.Options().Queue; len(queue) > 0 {
-			opts = append(opts, broker.SubscribeGroup(queue))
-		}
-
-		subCtx := config.Context
-		if cx := sb.Options().Context; cx != nil {
-			subCtx = cx
-		}
-		opts = append(opts, broker.SubscribeContext(subCtx))
-		opts = append(opts, broker.SubscribeAutoAck(sb.Options().AutoAck))
-		opts = append(opts, broker.SubscribeBodyOnly(sb.Options().BodyOnly))
-
-		if config.Logger.V(logger.InfoLevel) {
-			config.Logger.Infof(config.Context, "Subscribing to topic: %s", sb.Topic())
-		}
-		sub, err := config.Broker.Subscribe(subCtx, sb.Topic(), handler, opts...)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		g.subscribers[sb] = []broker.Subscriber{sub}
-	}
-
 	g.registered = true
 	g.rsvc = service
 
@@ -876,6 +851,10 @@ func (g *Server) Start() error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if err = g.subscribe(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// micro: go ts.Accept(s.accept)
 	go func() {
 		if err = g.srv.Serve(ts); err != nil {
@@ -987,6 +966,37 @@ func (g *Server) Start() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (g *Server) subscribe() error {
+	config := g.opts
+
+	for sb := range g.subscribers {
+		handler := g.createSubHandler(sb, config)
+		var opts []broker.SubscribeOption
+		if queue := sb.Options().Queue; len(queue) > 0 {
+			opts = append(opts, broker.SubscribeGroup(queue))
+		}
+
+		subCtx := config.Context
+		if cx := sb.Options().Context; cx != nil {
+			subCtx = cx
+		}
+		opts = append(opts, broker.SubscribeContext(subCtx))
+		opts = append(opts, broker.SubscribeAutoAck(sb.Options().AutoAck))
+		opts = append(opts, broker.SubscribeBodyOnly(sb.Options().BodyOnly))
+
+		if config.Logger.V(logger.InfoLevel) {
+			config.Logger.Infof(config.Context, "Subscribing to topic: %s", sb.Topic())
+		}
+		sub, err := config.Broker.Subscribe(subCtx, sb.Topic(), handler, opts...)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		g.subscribers[sb] = []broker.Subscriber{sub}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (g *Server) Stop() error {
 	g.RLock()
 	if !g.started {