diff --git a/publish.go b/publish.go
index 946db03..11c0480 100644
--- a/publish.go
+++ b/publish.go
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ func WithPublishOptionsHeaders(headers Table) func(*PublishOptions) {
 type Publisher struct {
 	chManager *channelManager
 
-	notifyReturnChan   chan Return
-	shouldNotifyReturn bool
+	notifyReturnChan chan Return
 
 	disablePublishDueToFlow    bool
 	disablePublishDueToFlowMux *sync.RWMutex
@@ -154,17 +153,17 @@ func NewPublisher(url string, config amqp.Config, optionFuncs ...func(*Publisher
 		disablePublishDueToFlow:    false,
 		disablePublishDueToFlowMux: &sync.RWMutex{},
 		logger:                     options.Logger,
-		notifyReturnChan:           make(chan Return),
-		shouldNotifyReturn:         false,
+		notifyReturnChan:           nil,
 	}
 
-	go func() {
-		go publisher.startNotifyFlowHandler()
+	go publisher.startNotifyFlowHandler()
 
+	// restart notifiers when cancel/close is triggered
+	go func() {
 		for err := range publisher.chManager.notifyCancelOrClose {
 			publisher.logger.Printf("publish cancel/close handler triggered. err: %v", err)
 			go publisher.startNotifyFlowHandler()
-			if publisher.shouldNotifyReturn {
+			if publisher.notifyReturnChan != nil {
 				go publisher.startNotifyReturnHandler()
 			}
 		}
@@ -176,7 +175,8 @@ func NewPublisher(url string, config amqp.Config, optionFuncs ...func(*Publisher
 // NotifyReturn registers a listener for basic.return methods.
 // These can be sent from the server when a publish is undeliverable either from the mandatory or immediate flags.
 func (publisher *Publisher) NotifyReturn() <-chan Return {
-	publisher.shouldNotifyReturn = true
+	publisher.notifyReturnChan = make(chan Return)
+	go publisher.startNotifyReturnHandler()
 	return publisher.notifyReturnChan
 }