diff --git a/server/grpc/grpc.go b/server/grpc/grpc.go
index 671f2c07..4015780d 100644
--- a/server/grpc/grpc.go
+++ b/server/grpc/grpc.go
@@ -659,12 +659,10 @@ func (g *grpcServer) Register() error {
 	registered := g.registered
 	g.Unlock()
 
-	if registered {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if logger.V(logger.InfoLevel, logger.DefaultLogger) {
-		logger.Infof("Registry [%s] Registering node: %s", config.Registry.String(), node.Id)
+	if !registered {
+		if logger.V(logger.InfoLevel, logger.DefaultLogger) {
+			logger.Infof("Registry [%s] Registering node: %s", config.Registry.String(), node.Id)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// create registry options
@@ -674,6 +672,11 @@ func (g *grpcServer) Register() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// already registered? don't need to register subscribers
+	if registered {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	g.Lock()
 	defer g.Unlock()
 
@@ -784,10 +787,10 @@ func (g *grpcServer) Start() error {
 		g.RUnlock()
 		return nil
 	}
-	config := g.Options()
-
 	g.RUnlock()
 
+	config := g.Options()
+
 	// micro: config.Transport.Listen(config.Address)
 	var ts net.Listener
 
@@ -819,11 +822,10 @@ func (g *grpcServer) Start() error {
 	}
 	g.Lock()
 	g.opts.Address = ts.Addr().String()
-	subscribes := g.subscribers
 	g.Unlock()
 
 	// only connect if we're subscribed
-	if len(subscribes) > 0 {
+	if len(g.subscribers) > 0 {
 		// connect to the broker
 		if err := config.Broker.Connect(); err != nil {
 			return err