diff --git a/bridge.go b/bridge.go
index 2759669..864bc8a 100644
--- a/bridge.go
+++ b/bridge.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package vnats
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -67,53 +66,21 @@ func (b *natsBridge) EnsureStreamExists(streamConfig *nats.StreamConfig) error {
 }
 
 func (b *natsBridge) Subscribe(subject, consumerName string, mode SubscriptionMode) (*nats.Subscription, error) {
-	streamName := strings.Split(subject, ".")[0]
-	config := &nats.ConsumerConfig{
-		Durable:   consumerName,
-		AckPolicy: nats.AckExplicitPolicy,
-		AckWait:   defaultAckWait,
-	}
-
-	patchConsumerConfig(config, mode)
-
-	if _, err := b.fetchOrAddConsumer(streamName, config); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return b.jetStreamContext.PullSubscribe(subject, consumerName, nats.Bind(streamName, consumerName))
-}
-
-func patchConsumerConfig(config *nats.ConsumerConfig, mode SubscriptionMode) {
+	var maxAckPending int
 	switch mode {
 	case MultipleSubscribersAllowed:
-		config.MaxAckPending = natsServer.JsDefaultMaxAckPending
+		maxAckPending = natsServer.JsDefaultMaxAckPending
 	case SingleSubscriberStrictMessageOrder:
-		config.MaxAckPending = 1
+		maxAckPending = 1
 	default:
-		config.MaxAckPending = natsServer.JsDefaultMaxAckPending
-	}
-}
-
-func (b *natsBridge) fetchOrAddConsumer(streamName string, consumerConfig *nats.ConsumerConfig) (*nats.ConsumerInfo, error) {
-	ci, err := b.jetStreamContext.ConsumerInfo(streamName, consumerConfig.Durable)
-	if errors.Is(err, nats.ErrConsumerNotFound) {
-		b.log("Consumer %s not found, about to add consumer.", consumerConfig.Durable)
-		if ci, err = b.jetStreamContext.AddConsumer(streamName, consumerConfig); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("NATS consumer could not be fetched: %w", err)
-		}
-		b.log("Created new NATS consumer %s", consumerConfig.Durable)
-		return ci, nil
-	} else if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("consumer %s could not be fetched: %w", consumerConfig.Durable, err)
-	}
-
-	if ci.Config.MaxAckPending != consumerConfig.MaxAckPending {
-		b.log("Consumer %s SubscriptionMode has changed. Use the existing SubscriptionMode=%v or delete consumer.",
-			consumerConfig.Durable, SubscriptionMode(ci.Config.MaxAckPending))
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("stream consumer SubscriptionMode %v does not match with consumerConfig", SubscriptionMode(ci.Config.MaxAckPending))
+		maxAckPending = natsServer.JsDefaultMaxAckPending
 	}
 
-	return ci, nil
+	return b.jetStreamContext.PullSubscribe(subject, consumerName,
+		nats.AckExplicit(),
+		nats.MaxAckPending(maxAckPending),
+		nats.AckWait(defaultAckWait),
+	)
 }
 
 func (b *natsBridge) Servers() []string {