diff --git a/examples/client/pub/pub.go b/examples/client/pub/pub.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b3fa80f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/client/pub/pub.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/client"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/cmd"
+	c "github.com/micro/go-micro/context"
+	example "github.com/micro/go-micro/examples/server/proto/example"
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
+)
+
+// publishes a message
+func pub(i int) {
+	msg := client.NewPublication("topic.go.micro.srv.example", &example.Message{
+		Say: fmt.Sprintf("This is a publication %d", i),
+	})
+
+	// create context with metadata
+	ctx := c.WithMetadata(context.Background(), map[string]string{
+		"X-User-Id": "john",
+		"X-From-Id": "script",
+	})
+
+	// publish message
+	if err := client.Publish(ctx, msg); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("pub err: ", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("Published %d: %v\n", i, msg)
+}
+
+func main() {
+	cmd.Init()
+	fmt.Println("\n--- Publisher example ---\n")
+	//	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+	i := 0
+	for {
+		pub(i)
+		i++
+		time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 5)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/server/rpc_server.go b/server/rpc_server.go
index 21f5cf3c..76633762 100644
--- a/server/rpc_server.go
+++ b/server/rpc_server.go
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func (s *rpcServer) Register() error {
 	defer s.Unlock()
 
 	for sb, _ := range s.subscribers {
-		handler := s.createSubHandler(sb)
+		handler := s.createSubHandler(sb, s.opts)
 		sub, err := config.broker.Subscribe(sb.Topic(), handler)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ func (s *rpcServer) Start() error {
 	registerHealthChecker(s)
 	config := s.Config()
 
-	ts, err := config.transport.Listen(s.opts.address)
+	ts, err := config.transport.Listen(config.address)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/server/subscriber.go b/server/subscriber.go
index d5583db9..8f769707 100644
--- a/server/subscriber.go
+++ b/server/subscriber.go
@@ -154,28 +154,23 @@ func validateSubscriber(sub Subscriber) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *rpcServer) createSubHandler(sb *subscriber) broker.Handler {
+func (s *rpcServer) createSubHandler(sb *subscriber, opts options) broker.Handler {
 	return func(msg *broker.Message) {
 		cf, err := s.newCodec(msg.Header["Content-Type"])
 		if err != nil {
 			return
 		}
 
-		b := &buffer{bytes.NewBuffer(msg.Body)}
-		co := cf(b)
-		if err := co.ReadHeader(&codec.Message{}, codec.Publication); err != nil {
-			return
-		}
-
 		hdr := make(map[string]string)
 		for k, v := range msg.Header {
 			hdr[k] = v
 		}
 		delete(hdr, "Content-Type")
 		ctx := c.WithMetadata(context.Background(), hdr)
-		rctx := reflect.ValueOf(ctx)
 
-		for _, handler := range sb.handlers {
+		for i := 0; i < len(sb.handlers); i++ {
+			handler := sb.handlers[i]
+
 			var isVal bool
 			var req reflect.Value
 
@@ -185,26 +180,45 @@ func (s *rpcServer) createSubHandler(sb *subscriber) broker.Handler {
 				req = reflect.New(handler.reqType)
 				isVal = true
 			}
+			if isVal {
+				req = req.Elem()
+			}
+
+			b := &buffer{bytes.NewBuffer(msg.Body)}
+			co := cf(b)
+			defer co.Close()
+
+			if err := co.ReadHeader(&codec.Message{}, codec.Publication); err != nil {
+				continue
+			}
 
 			if err := co.ReadBody(req.Interface()); err != nil {
 				continue
 			}
 
-			if isVal {
-				req = req.Elem()
+			fn := func(ctx context.Context, msg interface{}) error {
+				var vals []reflect.Value
+				if sb.typ.Kind() != reflect.Func {
+					vals = append(vals, sb.rcvr)
+				}
+				if handler.ctxType != nil {
+					vals = append(vals, reflect.ValueOf(ctx))
+				}
+
+				vals = append(vals, reflect.ValueOf(msg))
+
+				returnValues := handler.method.Call(vals)
+				if err := returnValues[0].Interface(); err != nil {
+					return err.(error)
+				}
+				return nil
 			}
 
-			var vals []reflect.Value
-			if sb.typ.Kind() != reflect.Func {
-				vals = append(vals, sb.rcvr)
+			for i := len(opts.subWrappers); i > 0; i-- {
+				fn = opts.subWrappers[i-1](fn)
 			}
 
-			if handler.ctxType != nil {
-				vals = append(vals, rctx)
-			}
-
-			vals = append(vals, req)
-			go handler.method.Call(vals)
+			go fn(ctx, req.Interface())
 		}
 	}
 }