diff --git a/publish.go b/publish.go
index 3b47959..70ad138 100644
--- a/publish.go
+++ b/publish.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (publisher *Publisher) handleRestarts() {
 			go publisher.startNotifyReturnHandler()
 		}
 		if publisher.notifyPublishChan != nil {
-			go publisher.startNotifyPublishHandler()
+			publisher.startNotifyPublishHandler()
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func (publisher *Publisher) NotifyReturn() <-chan Return {
 // NotifyPublish registers a listener for publish confirmations, must set ConfirmPublishings option
 func (publisher *Publisher) NotifyPublish() <-chan Confirmation {
 	publisher.notifyPublishChan = make(chan Confirmation)
-	go publisher.startNotifyPublishHandler()
+	publisher.startNotifyPublishHandler()
 	return publisher.notifyPublishChan
 }
 
@@ -235,8 +235,10 @@ func (publisher *Publisher) startNotifyReturnHandler() {
 
 func (publisher *Publisher) startNotifyPublishHandler() {
 	publisher.chManager.channel.Confirm(false)
-	publishAMQPCh := publisher.chManager.channel.NotifyPublish(make(chan amqp.Confirmation, 1))
-	for conf := range publishAMQPCh {
-		publisher.notifyPublishChan <- Confirmation{conf}
-	}
+	go func() {
+		publishAMQPCh := publisher.chManager.channel.NotifyPublish(make(chan amqp.Confirmation, 1))
+		for conf := range publishAMQPCh {
+			publisher.notifyPublishChan <- Confirmation{conf}
+		}
+	}()
 }