diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 5f163c1..ddccc7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ name: Publish NPM package
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches:
-      - main
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
 
 env:
   CLOUDAMQP_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.CLOUDAMQP_API_KEY }}
@@ -21,5 +22,6 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm run build
       - run: npm test
       - uses: JS-DevTools/npm-publish@v1
+        if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
         with:
           token: ${{ env.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7f4037d..53ce98c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "node-message-bus",
-  "version": "3.3.3",
+  "version": "3.3.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "node-message-bus",
-      "version": "3.3.3",
+      "version": "3.3.4",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/amqplib": "^0.10.5",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a71d838..37cbc9a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "node-message-bus",
-  "version": "3.3.4",
+  "version": "3.3.5",
   "description": "Minimalistic and complete AMQP message bus implementation",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "files": [
diff --git a/src/channel.ts b/src/channel.ts
index 1edb2bb..cfa7da2 100644
--- a/src/channel.ts
+++ b/src/channel.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { MessageBusConfig } from 'Types';
 import { error, log } from 'Utils';
-import { ConfirmChannel } from 'amqplib';
 import { configureMessageBus, configureMessageBusStatic } from './config';
 import {
   closeMessageBusConnection,
@@ -34,22 +33,6 @@ const channelPromise = getConnection()
   .then((connection) => {
     return connection.createChannel({
       json: true,
-      setup: async (channel: ConfirmChannel) => {
-        log(
-          `Waiting for AMQP to be initialized by invoking initMessageBus() from 'node-message-bus'.`
-        );
-        const config = await _initPromise;
-
-        await configureMessageBus(config, channel);
-
-        log(
-          `AMQP initialization is complete with the following config: ${JSON.stringify(
-            config
-          )}`
-        );
-
-        postInitPromiseResolve(true);
-      },
     });
   })
   .catch((e) => {
@@ -57,6 +40,23 @@ const channelPromise = getConnection()
     throw e;
   });
 
+channelPromise.then(async (channelWrapper) => {
+  log(
+    `Waiting for AMQP to be initialized by invoking initMessageBus() from 'node-message-bus'.`
+  );
+  const config = await _initPromise;
+
+  await configureMessageBus(config, channelWrapper);
+
+  log(
+    `AMQP initialization is complete with the following config: ${JSON.stringify(
+      config
+    )}`
+  );
+
+  postInitPromiseResolve(true);
+});
+
 export const getDefaultChannel = async () => {
   const channel = await channelPromise;
   await channel.waitForConnect();
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 271e670..e64cd18 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export const configureMessageBusStatic = async (
  */
 export const configureMessageBus = async (
   config: MessageBusConfig,
-  channel?: ChannelWrapper | ConfirmChannel
+  channel?: ChannelWrapper
 ) => {
   configureMessageBusStatic(config);
 
@@ -85,9 +85,17 @@ export const configureMessageBus = async (
   )) {
     defaultExchangeConfigured = true;
     try {
-      log(`Asserting exchange "${exchange.name}" of type "${exchange.type}".`);
       promises.push(
-        channel.assertExchange(exchange.name, exchange.type, exchange.options)
+        channel.addSetup(async (channel: ConfirmChannel) => {
+          log(
+            `Asserting exchange "${exchange.name}" of type "${exchange.type}".`
+          );
+          await channel.assertExchange(
+            exchange.name,
+            exchange.type,
+            exchange.options
+          );
+        })
       );
       appliedConfig.exchanges.push(exchange);
     } catch (e) {
@@ -102,8 +110,12 @@ export const configureMessageBus = async (
     DEFAULT_CONFIG.queues || []
   )) {
     try {
-      log(`Asserting queue "${queue.name}".`);
-      promises.push(channel.assertQueue(queue.name, queue.options));
+      promises.push(
+        channel.addSetup(async (channel: ConfirmChannel) => {
+          log(`Asserting queue "${queue.name}".`);
+          await channel.assertQueue(queue.name, queue.options);
+        })
+      );
       appliedConfig.queues.push(queue);
     } catch (e) {
       const message = `Failed to assert queue "${
@@ -118,11 +130,17 @@ export const configureMessageBus = async (
   )) {
     const fromExchange = binding.fromExchange || DEFAULT_EXCHANGE_NAME;
     try {
-      log(
-        `Asserting the queue binding "${fromExchange}" -> "${binding.toQueue}" by key "${binding.routingKey}".`
-      );
       promises.push(
-        channel.bindQueue(binding.toQueue, fromExchange, binding.routingKey)
+        channel.addSetup(async (channel: ConfirmChannel) => {
+          log(
+            `Asserting the queue binding "${fromExchange}" -> "${binding.toQueue}" by key "${binding.routingKey}".`
+          );
+          await channel.bindQueue(
+            binding.toQueue,
+            fromExchange,
+            binding.routingKey
+          );
+        })
       );
       appliedConfig.bindings.push(binding);
     } catch (e) {