diff --git a/weed/mq/client/cmd/weed_pub/publisher.go b/weed/mq/client/cmd/weed_pub/publisher.go
index b49976b5a..6f5b2312d 100644
--- a/weed/mq/client/cmd/weed_pub/publisher.go
+++ b/weed/mq/client/cmd/weed_pub/publisher.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func doPublish(publisher *pub_client.TopicPublisher, id int) {
 			fmt.Println(err)
 			break
 		}
-		println("Published", string(key), string(value))
+		// println("Published", string(key), string(value))
 	}
 	elapsed := time.Since(startTime)
 	log.Printf("Publisher %d finished in %s", id, elapsed)
@@ -43,22 +43,13 @@ func main() {
 		Topic:                     topic.NewTopic(*namespace, *t),
 		CreateTopic:               true,
 		CreateTopicPartitionCount: int32(*partitionCount),
+		Brokers:                   strings.Split(*seedBrokers, ","),
 	}
 	publisher := pub_client.NewTopicPublisher(config)
-	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
-	wg.Add(1)
-	go func() {
-		brokers := strings.Split(*seedBrokers, ",")
-		if err := publisher.StartSchedulerThread(brokers, &wg); err != nil {
-			fmt.Println(err)
-			return
-		}
-	}()
-
-	wg.Wait()
 
 	startTime := time.Now()
 
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	// Start multiple publishers
 	for i := 0; i < *concurrency; i++ {
 		wg.Add(1)
diff --git a/weed/mq/client/pub_client/publisher.go b/weed/mq/client/pub_client/publisher.go
index 1ffbeea46..68082a70f 100644
--- a/weed/mq/client/pub_client/publisher.go
+++ b/weed/mq/client/pub_client/publisher.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/util/buffered_queue"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
+	"log"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ type PublisherConfiguration struct {
 	Topic                     topic.Topic
 	CreateTopic               bool
 	CreateTopicPartitionCount int32
+	Brokers				   []string
 }
 
 type PublishClient struct {
@@ -32,13 +34,26 @@ type TopicPublisher struct {
 }
 
 func NewTopicPublisher(config *PublisherConfiguration) *TopicPublisher {
-	return &TopicPublisher{
+	tp := &TopicPublisher{
 		partition2Buffer: interval.NewSearchTree[*buffered_queue.BufferedQueue[*mq_pb.DataMessage]](func(a, b int32) int {
 			return int(a - b)
 		}),
 		grpcDialOption: grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()),
 		config:         config,
 	}
+
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		if err := tp.StartSchedulerThread(&wg); err != nil {
+			log.Println(err)
+			return
+		}
+	}()
+
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	return tp
 }
 
 func (p *TopicPublisher) Shutdown() error {
diff --git a/weed/mq/client/pub_client/scheduler.go b/weed/mq/client/pub_client/scheduler.go
index 2b9f186e1..12cbe303d 100644
--- a/weed/mq/client/pub_client/scheduler.go
+++ b/weed/mq/client/pub_client/scheduler.go
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ type EachPartitionPublishJob struct {
 	generation int
 	inputQueue *buffered_queue.BufferedQueue[*mq_pb.DataMessage]
 }
-func (p *TopicPublisher) StartSchedulerThread(bootstrapBrokers []string, wg *sync.WaitGroup) error {
+func (p *TopicPublisher) StartSchedulerThread(wg *sync.WaitGroup) error {
 
-	if err := p.doEnsureConfigureTopic(bootstrapBrokers); err != nil {
+	if err := p.doEnsureConfigureTopic(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("configure topic %s: %v", p.config.Topic, err)
 	}
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (p *TopicPublisher) StartSchedulerThread(bootstrapBrokers []string, wg *syn
 	var errChan chan EachPartitionError
 	for {
 		glog.V(0).Infof("lookup partitions gen %d topic %s", generation+1, p.config.Topic)
-		if assignments, err := p.doLookupTopicPartitions(bootstrapBrokers); err == nil {
+		if assignments, err := p.doLookupTopicPartitions(); err == nil {
 			generation++
 			glog.V(0).Infof("start generation %d with %d assignments", generation, len(assignments))
 			if errChan == nil {
@@ -183,12 +183,12 @@ func (p *TopicPublisher) doPublishToPartition(job *EachPartitionPublishJob) erro
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (p *TopicPublisher) doEnsureConfigureTopic(bootstrapBrokers []string) (err error) {
-	if len(bootstrapBrokers) == 0 {
+func (p *TopicPublisher) doEnsureConfigureTopic() (err error) {
+	if len(p.config.Brokers) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("no bootstrap brokers")
 	}
 	var lastErr error
-	for _, brokerAddress := range bootstrapBrokers {
+	for _, brokerAddress := range p.config.Brokers {
 		err = pb.WithBrokerGrpcClient(false,
 			brokerAddress,
 			p.grpcDialOption,
@@ -212,12 +212,12 @@ func (p *TopicPublisher) doEnsureConfigureTopic(bootstrapBrokers []string) (err
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (p *TopicPublisher) doLookupTopicPartitions(bootstrapBrokers []string) (assignments []*mq_pb.BrokerPartitionAssignment, err error) {
-	if len(bootstrapBrokers) == 0 {
+func (p *TopicPublisher) doLookupTopicPartitions() (assignments []*mq_pb.BrokerPartitionAssignment, err error) {
+	if len(p.config.Brokers) == 0 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no bootstrap brokers")
 	}
 	var lastErr error
-	for _, brokerAddress := range bootstrapBrokers {
+	for _, brokerAddress := range p.config.Brokers {
 		err := pb.WithBrokerGrpcClient(false,
 			brokerAddress,
 			p.grpcDialOption,