@@ -96,13 +96,6 @@ func (rl *RedisListener) Subscribe() (<-chan Event, errors.E) {
 	events := make(chan Event, 1)
 	ctx := context.TODO()
 	channel := getKeyspaceName(key)
-	pubsub := rl.client.Subscribe(ctx, channel)
-	rl.log.Debug("subscribing", "channel", channel)
-
-	_, err := pubsub.Receive(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "could not subscribe to channel")
-	}
 
 	go func(ch <-chan *redis.Message) {
 		for msg := range ch {
@@ -119,7 +112,7 @@ RunID: runID,
 				},
 			}
 		}
-	}(pubsub.Channel())
+	}(rl.client.Subscribe(ctx, channel).Channel())
 
 	return events, nil
 }