diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5a01682..437b2f3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ for notice := range pool.Notices {
 ### Listening for events
 
 ```go
-subId, allEvents, uniqueEvents := pool.Sub(nostr.Filters{
+subId, events := pool.Sub(nostr.Filters{
 	{
 		Authors: []string{"0ded86bf80c76847320b16f22b7451c08169434837a51ad5fe3b178af6c35f5d"},
 		Kinds:   []int{nostr.KindTextNote}, // or {1}
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ subId, allEvents, uniqueEvents := pool.Sub(nostr.Filters{
 })
 
 go func() {
-	for event := range uniqueEvents {
+	for event := range nostr.Unique(events) {
 		log.Print(event)
 	}
 }()
diff --git a/relay.go b/relay.go
index 925bc3c..e1ed345 100644
--- a/relay.go
+++ b/relay.go
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func (r *Relay) Connect() error {
 }
 
 func (r Relay) Publish(event Event) chan Status {
-	statusChan := make(chan Status)
+	statusChan := make(chan Status, 4)
 
 	go func() {
 		// we keep track of this so the OK message can be used to close it
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ func (r Relay) Publish(event Event) chan Status {
 		if err != nil {
 			statusChan <- PublishStatusFailed
 			close(statusChan)
+			return
 		}
 		statusChan <- PublishStatusSent
 
diff --git a/relaypool.go b/relaypool.go
index 2a79c8c..daea525 100644
--- a/relaypool.go
+++ b/relaypool.go
@@ -149,7 +149,12 @@ func Unique(all chan EventMessage) chan Event {
 }
 
 func (r *RelayPool) PublishEvent(evt *Event) (*Event, chan PublishStatus, error) {
-	status := make(chan PublishStatus, 1)
+	size := 0
+	r.Relays.Range(func(_ string, _ *Relay) bool {
+		size++
+		return true
+	})
+	status := make(chan PublishStatus, size)
 
 	if r.SecretKey == nil && (evt.PubKey == "" || evt.Sig == "") {
 		return nil, status, errors.New("PublishEvent needs either a signed event to publish or to have been configured with a .SecretKey.")