diff --git a/server/noop.go b/server/noop.go
index bd05f52d..cb7d5e42 100644
--- a/server/noop.go
+++ b/server/noop.go
@@ -534,6 +534,10 @@ func newSubscriber(topic string, sub interface{}, opts ...SubscriberOption) Subs
 			h.reqType = typ.In(1)
 		}
 
+		if h.reqType.Kind() == reflect.Interface {
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("subscriber for %s: request type cannot be interface{} or any", topic))
+		}
+
 		handlers = append(handlers, h)
 	} else {
 		for m := 0; m < typ.NumMethod(); m++ {
@@ -550,6 +554,10 @@ func newSubscriber(topic string, sub interface{}, opts ...SubscriberOption) Subs
 				h.reqType = method.Type.In(2)
 			}
 
+			if h.reqType.Kind() == reflect.Interface {
+				panic(fmt.Sprintf("subscriber for %s: request type cannot be interface{} or any", topic))
+			}
+
 			handlers = append(handlers, h)
 		}
 	}