diff --git a/pubsub/gochannel/pubsub.go b/pubsub/gochannel/pubsub.go
index 03a9d548a..fdd22044d 100644
--- a/pubsub/gochannel/pubsub.go
+++ b/pubsub/gochannel/pubsub.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func (g *GoChannel) sendMessage(topic string, message *message.Message) (<-chan
 
 			wg.Add(1)
 			go func() {
-				subscriber.sendMessageToSubscriber(message, logFields, g.config.PreserveContext)
+				subscriber.sendMessageToSubscriber(message, logFields)
 				wg.Done()
 			}()
 		}
@@ -196,11 +196,12 @@ func (g *GoChannel) Subscribe(ctx context.Context, topic string) (<-chan *messag
 	subLock.(*sync.Mutex).Lock()
 
 	s := &subscriber{
-		ctx:           ctx,
-		uuid:          watermill.NewUUID(),
-		outputChannel: make(chan *message.Message, g.config.OutputChannelBuffer),
-		logger:        g.logger,
-		closing:       make(chan struct{}),
+		ctx:             ctx,
+		uuid:            watermill.NewUUID(),
+		outputChannel:   make(chan *message.Message, g.config.OutputChannelBuffer),
+		logger:          g.logger,
+		closing:         make(chan struct{}),
+		preserveContext: g.config.PreserveContext,
 	}
 
 	go func(s *subscriber, g *GoChannel) {
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ func (g *GoChannel) Subscribe(ctx context.Context, topic string) (<-chan *messag
 				msg := g.persistedMessages[topic][i]
 				logFields := watermill.LogFields{"message_uuid": msg.UUID, "topic": topic}
 
-				go s.sendMessageToSubscriber(msg, logFields, g.config.PreserveContext)
+				go s.sendMessageToSubscriber(msg, logFields)
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -329,6 +330,8 @@ type subscriber struct {
 	logger  watermill.LoggerAdapter
 	closed  bool
 	closing chan struct{}
+
+	preserveContext bool
 }
 
 func (s *subscriber) Close() {
@@ -349,19 +352,20 @@ func (s *subscriber) Close() {
 	close(s.outputChannel)
 }
 
-func (s *subscriber) sendMessageToSubscriber(msg *message.Message, logFields watermill.LogFields, preserveContext bool) {
+func (s *subscriber) sendMessageToSubscriber(msg *message.Message, logFields watermill.LogFields) {
 	s.sending.Lock()
 	defer s.sending.Unlock()
 
 	var ctx context.Context
-	var cancelCtx context.CancelFunc
 
-	if preserveContext {
-		ctx, cancelCtx = context.WithCancel(msg.Context())
+	//This is getting the context from the message, not the subscriber
+	if s.preserveContext {
+		ctx = msg.Context()
 	} else {
+		var cancelCtx context.CancelFunc
 		ctx, cancelCtx = context.WithCancel(s.ctx)
+		defer cancelCtx()
 	}
-	defer cancelCtx()
 
 SendToSubscriber:
 	for {
diff --git a/pubsub/gochannel/pubsub_test.go b/pubsub/gochannel/pubsub_test.go
index 4f339e5a4..2478d080f 100644
--- a/pubsub/gochannel/pubsub_test.go
+++ b/pubsub/gochannel/pubsub_test.go
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ func TestPublishSubscribe_not_persistent_with_context(t *testing.T) {
 	msgs, err := pubSub.Subscribe(context.Background(), topicName)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	const contextKey = "foo"
-	sendMessages := tests.PublishSimpleMessagesWithContext(t, messagesCount, contextKey, pubSub, topicName)
+	const contextKeyString = "foo"
+	sendMessages := tests.PublishSimpleMessagesWithContext(t, messagesCount, contextKeyString, pubSub, topicName)
 	receivedMsgs, _ := subscriber.BulkRead(msgs, messagesCount, time.Second)
 
 	expectedContexts := make(map[string]context.Context)
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func TestPublishSubscribe_not_persistent_with_context(t *testing.T) {
 		expectedContexts[msg.UUID] = msg.Context()
 	}
 	tests.AssertAllMessagesReceived(t, sendMessages, receivedMsgs)
-	tests.AssertAllMessagesHaveSameContext(t, contextKey, expectedContexts, receivedMsgs)
+	tests.AssertAllMessagesHaveSameContext(t, contextKeyString, expectedContexts, receivedMsgs)
 
 	assert.NoError(t, pubSub.Close())
 }
diff --git a/pubsub/tests/test_asserts.go b/pubsub/tests/test_asserts.go
index 7daa17d5f..4660ed931 100644
--- a/pubsub/tests/test_asserts.go
+++ b/pubsub/tests/test_asserts.go
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ func AssertMessagesMetadata(t *testing.T, key string, expectedValues map[string]
 }
 
 // AssertAllMessagesHaveSameContext checks if context of all received messages is the same as in expectedValues, if PreserveContext is enabled.
-func AssertAllMessagesHaveSameContext(t *testing.T, contextKey string, expectedValues map[string]context.Context, received []*message.Message) bool {
+func AssertAllMessagesHaveSameContext(t *testing.T, contextKeyString string, expectedValues map[string]context.Context, received []*message.Message) bool {
 	assert.Len(t, received, len(expectedValues))
 
 	ok := true
 	for _, msg := range received {
-		expectedValue := expectedValues[msg.UUID].Value(contextKey)
-		actualValue := msg.Context().Value(contextKey)
+		expectedValue := expectedValues[msg.UUID].Value(contextKey(contextKeyString)).(string)
+		actualValue := msg.Context().Value(contextKeyString)
 		if !assert.Equal(t, expectedValue, actualValue) {
 			ok = false
 		}
diff --git a/pubsub/tests/test_pubsub.go b/pubsub/tests/test_pubsub.go
index 026fffa18..1a5566c01 100644
--- a/pubsub/tests/test_pubsub.go
+++ b/pubsub/tests/test_pubsub.go
@@ -1291,14 +1291,14 @@ func PublishSimpleMessages(t *testing.T, messagesCount int, publisher message.Pu
 }
 
 // PublishSimpleMessagesWithContext publishes provided number of simple messages without a payload, but custom context
-func PublishSimpleMessagesWithContext(t *testing.T, messagesCount int, contextKey string, publisher message.Publisher, topicName string) message.Messages {
+func PublishSimpleMessagesWithContext(t *testing.T, messagesCount int, contextKeyString string, publisher message.Publisher, topicName string) message.Messages {
 	var messagesToPublish []*message.Message
 
 	for i := 0; i < messagesCount; i++ {
 		id := watermill.NewUUID()
 
 		msg := message.NewMessage(id, nil)
-		msg.SetContext(context.WithValue(context.Background(), contextKey, "bar"+strconv.Itoa(i)))
+		msg.SetContext(context.WithValue(context.Background(), contextKey(contextKeyString), "bar"+strconv.Itoa(i)))
 		messagesToPublish = append(messagesToPublish, msg)
 
 		err := publishWithRetry(publisher, topicName, msg)