diff --git a/gateway/Gopkg.lock b/gateway/Gopkg.lock
index a68d160b..4b03d63b 100644
--- a/gateway/Gopkg.lock
+++ b/gateway/Gopkg.lock
@@ -3,128 +3,168 @@
 
 [[projects]]
   branch = "master"
+  digest = "1:0c5485088ce274fac2e931c1b979f2619345097b39d91af3239977114adf0320"
   name = "github.com/beorn7/perks"
   packages = ["quantile"]
+  pruneopts = ""
   revision = "4c0e84591b9aa9e6dcfdf3e020114cd81f89d5f9"
 
 [[projects]]
+  digest = "1:a9e4ff75555e4500e409dc87c1d708b090bb8dd77f889bbf266773f3dc23af70"
   name = "github.com/docker/distribution"
   packages = ["uuid"]
+  pruneopts = ""
   revision = "48294d928ced5dd9b378f7fd7c6f5da3ff3f2c89"
   version = "v2.6.2"
 
 [[projects]]
+  digest = "1:70a80170917a15e1ff02faab5f9e716e945e0676e86599ba144d38f96e30c3bf"
   name = "github.com/gogo/protobuf"
   packages = [
     "gogoproto",
     "proto",
-    "protoc-gen-gogo/descriptor"
+    "protoc-gen-gogo/descriptor",
   ]
+  pruneopts = ""
   revision = "342cbe0a04158f6dcb03ca0079991a51a4248c02"
   version = "v0.5"
 
 [[projects]]
   branch = "master"
+  digest = "1:3b760d3b93f994df8eb1d9ebfad17d3e9e37edcb7f7efaa15b427c0d7a64f4e4"
   name = "github.com/golang/protobuf"
   packages = ["proto"]
+  pruneopts = ""
   revision = "1e59b77b52bf8e4b449a57e6f79f21226d571845"
 
 [[projects]]
+  digest = "1:20ed7daa9b3b38b6d1d39b48ab3fd31122be5419461470d0c28de3e121c93ecf"
   name = "github.com/gorilla/context"
   packages = ["."]
+  pruneopts = ""
   revision = "1ea25387ff6f684839d82767c1733ff4d4d15d0a"
   version = "v1.1"
 
 [[projects]]
+  digest = "1:c2c8666b4836c81a1d247bdf21c6a6fc1ab586538ab56f74437c2e0df5c375e1"
   name = "github.com/gorilla/mux"
   packages = ["."]
+  pruneopts = ""
   revision = "e3702bed27f0d39777b0b37b664b6280e8ef8fbf"
   version = "v1.6.2"
 
 [[projects]]
+  digest = "1:4c23ced97a470b17d9ffd788310502a077b9c1f60221a85563e49696276b4147"
   name = "github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions"
   packages = ["pbutil"]
+  pruneopts = ""
   revision = "3247c84500bff8d9fb6d579d800f20b3e091582c"
   version = "v1.0.0"
 
 [[projects]]
+  digest = "1:665af347df4c5d1ae4c3eacd0754f5337a301f6a3f2444c9993b996605c8c02b"
   name = "github.com/nats-io/go-nats"
   packages = [
     ".",
     "encoders/builtin",
-    "util"
+    "util",
   ]
+  pruneopts = ""
   revision = "062418ea1c2181f52dc0f954f6204370519a868b"
   version = "v1.5.0"
 
 [[projects]]
+  digest = "1:ca0ffe35a7afa99d614845251f508505188d4117b87d368ee2f4b84c85f3fd29"
   name = "github.com/nats-io/go-nats-streaming"
   packages = [
     ".",
-    "pb"
+    "pb",
   ]
+  pruneopts = ""
   revision = "e15a53f85e4932540600a16b56f6c4f65f58176f"
   version = "v0.4.0"
 
 [[projects]]
+  digest = "1:be61e8224b84064109eaba8157cbb4bbe6ca12443e182b6624fdfa1c0dcf53d9"
   name = "github.com/nats-io/nuid"
   packages = ["."]
+  pruneopts = ""
   revision = "289cccf02c178dc782430d534e3c1f5b72af807f"
   version = "v1.0.0"
 
 [[projects]]
+  digest = "1:6349b4be853e8be701de22e7d081c433447d185c0eeb8651d67bfc03c344f3fb"
   name = "github.com/openfaas/faas-provider"
   packages = ["auth"]
+  pruneopts = ""
   revision = "220324e98f5db5aa61f02d1ab13f03e91310796c"
   version = "0.8.1"
 
 [[projects]]
+  digest = "1:c91d031a0f53699e18f204e8a8d360d400a34686a3bb34d82c63a53ff1d73cea"
   name = "github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker"
   packages = [
     "handler",
-    "nats"
+    "nats",
   ]
-  revision = "1d731056d1729865034b4598f44031eab7f76adb"
-  version = "0.6.0"
+  pruneopts = ""
+  revision = "d6f08acb3541ea3b1c0c29a44f13a18330e2fb29"
+  version = "0.7.0"
 
 [[projects]]
+  digest = "1:6f218995d6a74636cfcab45ce03005371e682b4b9bee0e5eb0ccfd83ef85364f"
   name = "github.com/prometheus/client_golang"
   packages = [
     "prometheus",
     "prometheus/internal",
-    "prometheus/promhttp"
+    "prometheus/promhttp",
   ]
+  pruneopts = ""
   revision = "505eaef017263e299324067d40ca2c48f6a2cf50"
   version = "v0.9.2"
 
 [[projects]]
   branch = "master"
+  digest = "1:60aca47f4eeeb972f1b9da7e7db51dee15ff6c59f7b401c1588b8e6771ba15ef"
   name = "github.com/prometheus/client_model"
   packages = ["go"]
+  pruneopts = ""
   revision = "99fa1f4be8e564e8a6b613da7fa6f46c9edafc6c"
 
 [[projects]]
   branch = "master"
+  digest = "1:e3aa5178be4fc4ae8cdb37d11c02f7490c00450a9f419e6aa84d02d3b47e90d2"
   name = "github.com/prometheus/common"
   packages = [
     "expfmt",
     "internal/bitbucket.org/ww/goautoneg",
-    "model"
+    "model",
   ]
+  pruneopts = ""
   revision = "2e54d0b93cba2fd133edc32211dcc32c06ef72ca"
 
 [[projects]]
   branch = "master"
+  digest = "1:f0857d075687b4ddebb10c8403d5fec9f093f7208b34ed5b6f3101ee2e77cec5"
   name = "github.com/prometheus/procfs"
   packages = [
     ".",
-    "xfs"
+    "xfs",
   ]
+  pruneopts = ""
   revision = "b15cd069a83443be3154b719d0cc9fe8117f09fb"
 
 [solve-meta]
   analyzer-name = "dep"
   analyzer-version = 1
-  inputs-digest = "b2b3291c34b853085074ceb72c897de6bb7baec0b0193da42a5d0850e5280133"
+  input-imports = [
+    "github.com/docker/distribution/uuid",
+    "github.com/gorilla/mux",
+    "github.com/openfaas/faas-provider/auth",
+    "github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/handler",
+    "github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus",
+    "github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp",
+    "github.com/prometheus/client_model/go",
+  ]
   solver-name = "gps-cdcl"
   solver-version = 1
diff --git a/gateway/Gopkg.toml b/gateway/Gopkg.toml
index 6efdebaf..a7f9c8a6 100644
--- a/gateway/Gopkg.toml
+++ b/gateway/Gopkg.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ignored = ["github.com/openfaas/faas/gateway/queue"]
 
 [[constraint]]
   name = "github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker"
-  version = "0.6.0"
+  version = "0.7.0"
 
 [[constraint]]
   name = "github.com/prometheus/client_golang"
diff --git a/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/.gitignore b/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/.gitignore
index 02fffa44..eadb000f 100644
--- a/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/.gitignore
+++ b/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/.gitignore
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@
 .DS_Store
 
 nats-queue-worker
+queue-worker
+
diff --git a/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/Dockerfile b/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/Dockerfile
index 656f0f3a..9fdb79a3 100644
--- a/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/Dockerfile
+++ b/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/Dockerfile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ COPY vendor     vendor
 COPY handler    handler
 COPY nats       nats
 COPY main.go  .
+COPY types.go .
 COPY readconfig.go .
 COPY readconfig_test.go .
 COPY auth.go .
diff --git a/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/Dockerfile.arm64 b/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/Dockerfile.arm64
index b214dd00..8863ac10 100644
--- a/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/Dockerfile.arm64
+++ b/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/Dockerfile.arm64
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ COPY vendor     vendor
 COPY handler    handler
 COPY nats	nats
 COPY auth.go		.
+COPY types.go .
 COPY readconfig.go 	.
 COPY readconfig_test.go .
 COPY main.go  		.
diff --git a/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/Dockerfile.armhf b/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/Dockerfile.armhf
index 2d9b16c9..bf7b85c3 100644
--- a/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/Dockerfile.armhf
+++ b/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/Dockerfile.armhf
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ COPY vendor     vendor
 COPY handler    handler
 COPY nats       nats
 COPY main.go  .
+COPY types.go .
 COPY readconfig.go .
 COPY readconfig_test.go .
 COPY auth.go .
diff --git a/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/auth.go b/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/auth.go
index d52f9637..27015e73 100644
--- a/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/auth.go
+++ b/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/auth.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func AddBasicAuth(req *http.Request) error {
 
 		credentials, err := reader.Read()
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Unable to read basic auth: %s", err.Error())
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to read basic auth: %s", err.Error())
 		}
 
 		req.SetBasicAuth(credentials.User, credentials.Password)
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func LoadCredentials() (*auth.BasicAuthCredentials, error) {
 
 	credentials, err := reader.Read()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to read basic auth: %s", err.Error())
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to read basic auth: %s", err.Error())
 	}
 	return credentials, nil
 }
diff --git a/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/handler/nats_queue.go b/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/handler/nats_queue.go
index 2881524e..13df6fdb 100644
--- a/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/handler/nats_queue.go
+++ b/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/handler/nats_queue.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/nats-io/go-nats-streaming"
+	stan "github.com/nats-io/go-nats-streaming"
 	"github.com/openfaas/faas/gateway/queue"
 )
 
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ func (q *NATSQueue) Queue(req *queue.Request) error {
 }
 
 func (q *NATSQueue) connect() error {
+	log.Printf("Connect: %s\n", q.NATSURL)
+
 	nc, err := stan.Connect(
 		q.ClusterID,
 		q.ClientID,
@@ -71,8 +73,10 @@ func (q *NATSQueue) connect() error {
 }
 
 func (q *NATSQueue) reconnect() {
+	log.Printf("Reconnect\n")
+
 	for i := 0; i < q.maxReconnect; i++ {
-		time.Sleep(time.Second * time.Duration(i) * q.reconnectDelay)
+		time.Sleep(time.Duration(i) * q.reconnectDelay)
 
 		if err := q.connect(); err == nil {
 			log.Printf("Reconnecting (%d/%d) to %s. OK\n", i+1, q.maxReconnect, q.NATSURL)
diff --git a/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/main.go b/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/main.go
index 6a1b0244..6648ae9f 100644
--- a/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/main.go
+++ b/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/main.go
@@ -8,58 +8,27 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"net"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"net/http"
-
-	"github.com/nats-io/go-nats-streaming"
+	stan "github.com/nats-io/go-nats-streaming"
 	"github.com/openfaas/faas-provider/auth"
 	"github.com/openfaas/faas/gateway/queue"
 	"github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/nats"
 )
 
-// AsyncReport is the report from a function executed on a queue worker.
-type AsyncReport struct {
-	FunctionName string  `json:"name"`
-	StatusCode   int     `json:"statusCode"`
-	TimeTaken    float64 `json:"timeTaken"`
-}
-
-func printMsg(m *stan.Msg, i int) {
-	log.Printf("[#%d] Received on [%s]: '%s'\n", i, m.Subject, m)
-}
-
-func makeClient() http.Client {
-	proxyClient := http.Client{
-		Transport: &http.Transport{
-			Proxy: http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
-			DialContext: (&net.Dialer{
-				Timeout:   30 * time.Second,
-				KeepAlive: 0,
-			}).DialContext,
-			MaxIdleConns:          1,
-			DisableKeepAlives:     true,
-			IdleConnTimeout:       120 * time.Millisecond,
-			ExpectContinueTimeout: 1500 * time.Millisecond,
-		},
-	}
-	return proxyClient
-}
-
 func main() {
 	readConfig := ReadConfig{}
 	config := readConfig.Read()
 	log.SetFlags(0)
 
-	clusterID := "faas-cluster"
-	val, _ := os.Hostname()
-	clientID := "faas-worker-" + nats.GetClientID(val)
+	hostname, _ := os.Hostname()
 
 	var durable string
-	var qgroup string
 	var unsubscribe bool
 	var credentials *auth.BasicAuthCredentials
 	var err error
@@ -73,18 +42,12 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	client := makeClient()
-	sc, err := stan.Connect(clusterID, clientID, stan.NatsURL("nats://"+config.NatsAddress+":4222"))
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Can't connect to %s: %v\n", "nats://"+config.NatsAddress+":4222", err)
-	}
-
-	startOpt := stan.StartWithLastReceived()
 
 	i := 0
-	mcb := func(msg *stan.Msg) {
+	messageHandler := func(msg *stan.Msg) {
 		i++
 
-		printMsg(msg, i)
+		log.Printf("[#%d] Received on [%s]: '%s'\n", i, msg.Subject, msg)
 
 		started := time.Now()
 
@@ -196,16 +159,30 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	subj := "faas-request"
-	qgroup = "faas"
+	natsURL := "nats://" + config.NatsAddress + ":4222"
 
-	log.Println("Wait for ", config.AckWait)
-	sub, err := sc.QueueSubscribe(subj, qgroup, mcb, startOpt, stan.DurableName(durable), stan.MaxInflight(config.MaxInflight), stan.AckWait(config.AckWait))
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Panicln(err)
+	natsQueue := NATSQueue{
+		clusterID: "faas-cluster",
+		clientID:  "faas-worker-" + nats.GetClientID(hostname),
+		natsURL:   natsURL,
+
+		connMutex:      &sync.RWMutex{},
+		maxReconnect:   config.MaxReconnect,
+		reconnectDelay: config.ReconnectDelay,
+		quitCh:         make(chan struct{}),
+
+		subject:        "faas-request",
+		qgroup:         "faas",
+		durable:        durable,
+		messageHandler: messageHandler,
+		startOption:    stan.StartWithLastReceived(),
+		maxInFlight:    stan.MaxInflight(config.MaxInflight),
+		ackWait:        config.AckWait,
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("Listening on [%s], clientID=[%s], qgroup=[%s] durable=[%s]\n", subj, clientID, qgroup, durable)
+	if initErr := natsQueue.connect(); initErr != nil {
+		log.Panic(initErr)
+	}
 
 	// Wait for a SIGINT (perhaps triggered by user with CTRL-C)
 	// Run cleanup when signal is received
@@ -217,15 +194,43 @@ func main() {
 			fmt.Printf("\nReceived an interrupt, unsubscribing and closing connection...\n\n")
 			// Do not unsubscribe a durable on exit, except if asked to.
 			if durable == "" || unsubscribe {
-				sub.Unsubscribe()
+				if err := natsQueue.unsubscribe(); err != nil {
+					log.Panicf(
+						"Cannot unsubscribe subject: %s from %s because of an error: %v",
+						natsQueue.subject,
+						natsQueue.natsURL,
+						err,
+					)
+				}
+			}
+			if err := natsQueue.closeConnection(); err != nil {
+				log.Panicf("Cannot close connection to %s because of an error: %v\n", natsQueue.natsURL, err)
 			}
-			sc.Close()
 			cleanupDone <- true
 		}
 	}()
 	<-cleanupDone
 }
 
+// makeClient constructs a HTTP client with keep-alive turned
+// off and a dial-timeout of 30 seconds.
+func makeClient() http.Client {
+	proxyClient := http.Client{
+		Transport: &http.Transport{
+			Proxy: http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
+			DialContext: (&net.Dialer{
+				Timeout:   30 * time.Second,
+				KeepAlive: 0,
+			}).DialContext,
+			MaxIdleConns:          1,
+			DisableKeepAlives:     true,
+			IdleConnTimeout:       120 * time.Millisecond,
+			ExpectContinueTimeout: 1500 * time.Millisecond,
+		},
+	}
+	return proxyClient
+}
+
 func postResult(client *http.Client, functionRes *http.Response, result []byte, callbackURL string, xCallID string, statusCode int) (int, error) {
 	var reader io.Reader
 
diff --git a/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/nats/client.go b/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/nats/client.go
index d494d474..82c404b7 100644
--- a/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/nats/client.go
+++ b/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/nats/client.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package nats
 import "regexp"
 
 var supportedCharacters = regexp.MustCompile("[^a-zA-Z0-9-_]+")
+
 func GetClientID(value string) string {
 	return supportedCharacters.ReplaceAllString(value, "_")
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/readconfig.go b/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/readconfig.go
index 2473e9a4..00b532a3 100644
--- a/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/readconfig.go
+++ b/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/readconfig.go
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ import (
 type ReadConfig struct {
 }
 
+const DefaultMaxReconnect = 120
+
+const DefaultReconnectDelay = time.Second * 2
+
 func (ReadConfig) Read() QueueWorkerConfig {
 	cfg := QueueWorkerConfig{
 		AckWait:     time.Second * 30,
@@ -58,6 +62,31 @@ func (ReadConfig) Read() QueueWorkerConfig {
 		}
 	}
 
+	cfg.MaxReconnect = DefaultMaxReconnect
+
+	if value, exists := os.LookupEnv("faas_max_reconnect"); exists {
+		val, err := strconv.Atoi(value)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Println("converting faas_max_reconnect to int error:", err)
+		} else {
+			cfg.MaxReconnect = val
+		}
+	}
+
+	cfg.ReconnectDelay = DefaultReconnectDelay
+
+	if value, exists := os.LookupEnv("faas_reconnect_delay"); exists {
+		reconnectDelayVal, durationErr := time.ParseDuration(value)
+
+		if durationErr != nil {
+			log.Println("parse env var: faas_reconnect_delay as time.Duration error:", durationErr)
+
+		} else {
+			cfg.ReconnectDelay = reconnectDelayVal
+		}
+	}
+
 	if val, exists := os.LookupEnv("ack_wait"); exists {
 		ackWaitVal, durationErr := time.ParseDuration(val)
 		if durationErr != nil {
@@ -78,4 +107,6 @@ type QueueWorkerConfig struct {
 	WriteDebug     bool
 	MaxInflight    int
 	AckWait        time.Duration
+	MaxReconnect   int
+	ReconnectDelay time.Duration
 }
diff --git a/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/types.go b/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/types.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d5e19403
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gateway/vendor/github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	stan "github.com/nats-io/go-nats-streaming"
+)
+
+// AsyncReport is the report from a function executed on a queue worker.
+type AsyncReport struct {
+	FunctionName string  `json:"name"`
+	StatusCode   int     `json:"statusCode"`
+	TimeTaken    float64 `json:"timeTaken"`
+}
+
+// NATSQueue represents a subscription to NATS Streaming
+type NATSQueue struct {
+	clusterID string
+	clientID  string
+	natsURL   string
+
+	maxReconnect   int
+	reconnectDelay time.Duration
+	conn           stan.Conn
+	connMutex      *sync.RWMutex
+	quitCh         chan struct{}
+
+	subject        string
+	qgroup         string
+	durable        string
+	ackWait        time.Duration
+	messageHandler func(*stan.Msg)
+	startOption    stan.SubscriptionOption
+	maxInFlight    stan.SubscriptionOption
+	subscription   stan.Subscription
+}
+
+// connect creates a subscription to NATS Streaming
+func (q *NATSQueue) connect() error {
+	log.Printf("Connect: %s\n", q.natsURL)
+
+	nc, err := stan.Connect(
+		q.clusterID,
+		q.clientID,
+		stan.NatsURL(q.natsURL),
+		stan.SetConnectionLostHandler(func(conn stan.Conn, err error) {
+			log.Printf("Disconnected from %s\n", q.natsURL)
+
+			q.reconnect()
+		}),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("can't connect to %s: %v", q.natsURL, err)
+	}
+
+	q.connMutex.Lock()
+	defer q.connMutex.Unlock()
+
+	q.conn = nc
+
+	log.Printf("Subscribing to: %s at %s\n", q.subject, q.natsURL)
+	log.Println("Wait for ", q.ackWait)
+
+	subscription, err := q.conn.QueueSubscribe(
+		q.subject,
+		q.qgroup,
+		q.messageHandler,
+		stan.DurableName(q.durable),
+		stan.AckWait(q.ackWait),
+		q.startOption,
+		q.maxInFlight,
+	)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't subscribe to %s at %s. Error: %v", q.subject, q.natsURL, err)
+	}
+
+	log.Printf(
+		"Listening on [%s], clientID=[%s], qgroup=[%s] durable=[%s]\n",
+		q.subject,
+		q.clientID,
+		q.qgroup,
+		q.durable,
+	)
+
+	q.subscription = subscription
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (q *NATSQueue) reconnect() {
+	log.Printf("Reconnect\n")
+
+	for i := 0; i < q.maxReconnect; i++ {
+		select {
+		case <-time.After(time.Duration(i) * q.reconnectDelay):
+			if err := q.connect(); err == nil {
+				log.Printf("Reconnecting (%d/%d) to %s succeeded\n", i+1, q.maxReconnect, q.natsURL)
+
+				return
+			}
+
+			nextTryIn := (time.Duration(i+1) * q.reconnectDelay).String()
+
+			log.Printf("Reconnecting (%d/%d) to %s failed\n", i+1, q.maxReconnect, q.natsURL)
+			log.Printf("Waiting %s before next try", nextTryIn)
+		case <-q.quitCh:
+			log.Println("Received signal to stop reconnecting...")
+
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	log.Printf("Reconnecting limit (%d) reached\n", q.maxReconnect)
+}
+
+func (q *NATSQueue) unsubscribe() error {
+	q.connMutex.Lock()
+	defer q.connMutex.Unlock()
+
+	if q.subscription != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("q.subscription is nil")
+	}
+
+	return q.subscription.Unsubscribe()
+}
+
+func (q *NATSQueue) closeConnection() error {
+	q.connMutex.Lock()
+	defer q.connMutex.Unlock()
+
+	if q.conn == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("q.conn is nil")
+	}
+
+	close(q.quitCh)
+
+	return q.conn.Close()
+}