diff --git a/weed/mq/client/cmd/weed_pub/publisher.go b/weed/mq/client/cmd/weed_pub/publisher.go
index ee00be9f8..d1f2e7c90 100644
--- a/weed/mq/client/cmd/weed_pub/publisher.go
+++ b/weed/mq/client/cmd/weed_pub/publisher.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ func main() {
 	flag.Parse()
 	config := &pub_client.PublisherConfiguration{
 		CreateTopic: true,
+		CreateTopicPartitionCount: 1,
 	}
 	publisher := pub_client.NewTopicPublisher(*namespace, *topic, config)
 	brokers := strings.Split(*seedBrokers, ",")
diff --git a/weed/mq/client/sub_client/connect_to_sub_coordinator.go b/weed/mq/client/sub_client/connect_to_sub_coordinator.go
index afafb15ea..51b8b1f8c 100644
--- a/weed/mq/client/sub_client/connect_to_sub_coordinator.go
+++ b/weed/mq/client/sub_client/connect_to_sub_coordinator.go
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ func (sub *TopicSubscriber) onEachAssignment(assignment *mq_pb.SubscriberToSubCo
 func (sub *TopicSubscriber) onEachPartition(partition *mq_pb.Partition, broker string) error {
 	// connect to the partition broker
 	return pb.WithBrokerGrpcClient(true, broker, sub.SubscriberConfig.GrpcDialOption, func(client mq_pb.SeaweedMessagingClient) error {
-		subscribeClient, err := client.Subscribe(context.Background(), &mq_pb.SubscribeRequest{
-			Message: &mq_pb.SubscribeRequest_Init{
-				Init: &mq_pb.SubscribeRequest_InitMessage{
+		subscribeClient, err := client.SubscribeMessage(context.Background(), &mq_pb.SubscribeMessageRequest{
+			Message: &mq_pb.SubscribeMessageRequest_Init{
+				Init: &mq_pb.SubscribeMessageRequest_InitMessage{
 					ConsumerGroup: sub.SubscriberConfig.ConsumerGroup,
 					ConsumerId:    sub.SubscriberConfig.ConsumerGroupInstanceId,
 					Topic: &mq_pb.Topic{
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (sub *TopicSubscriber) onEachPartition(partition *mq_pb.Partition, broker s
 						RangeStop:  partition.RangeStop,
 					},
 					Filter: sub.ContentConfig.Filter,
-					Offset: &mq_pb.SubscribeRequest_InitMessage_StartTimestampNs{
+					Offset: &mq_pb.SubscribeMessageRequest_InitMessage_StartTimestampNs{
 						StartTimestampNs: sub.alreadyProcessedTsNs,
 					},
 				},