diff --git a/subscriber.go b/subscriber.go
index 8f40860..af11c97 100644
--- a/subscriber.go
+++ b/subscriber.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
+	"math/rand"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"runtime/pprof"
@@ -47,32 +48,71 @@ type testResult struct {
 	Addresses             []string  `json:"Addresses"`
 }
 
-func subscriberRoutine(mode, channel string, printMessages bool, ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGroup, client *redis.Client) {
-	// tell the caller we've stopped
+func subscriberRoutine(mode string, channels []string, printMessages bool, connectionReconnectInterval int, ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGroup, client *redis.Client) {
+	// Tell the caller we've stopped
 	defer wg.Done()
-	switch mode {
-	case "ssubscribe":
-		spubsub := client.SSubscribe(ctx, channel)
-		defer spubsub.Close()
-		for {
-			msg, err := spubsub.ReceiveMessage(ctx)
-			if err != nil {
-				panic(err)
-			}
-			if printMessages {
-				fmt.Println(fmt.Sprintf("received message in channel %s. Message: %s", msg.Channel, msg.Payload))
+	var reconnectTicker *time.Ticker
+	if connectionReconnectInterval > 0 {
+		reconnectTicker = time.NewTicker(time.Duration(connectionReconnectInterval) * time.Second)
+		defer reconnectTicker.Stop()
+	} else {
+		reconnectTicker = time.NewTicker(1 * time.Second)
+		reconnectTicker.Stop()
+	}
+
+	var pubsub *redis.PubSub
+
+	// Helper function to handle subscription based on mode
+	subscribe := func() {
+		if pubsub != nil {
+			// Unsubscribe based on mode before re-subscribing
+			if mode == "ssubscribe" {
+				if err := pubsub.SUnsubscribe(ctx, channels...); err != nil {
+					fmt.Printf("Error during SUnsubscribe: %v\n", err)
+				}
+			} else {
+				if err := pubsub.Unsubscribe(ctx, channels...); err != nil {
+					fmt.Printf("Error during Unsubscribe: %v\n", err)
+				}
 			}
-			atomic.AddUint64(&totalMessages, 1)
+			pubsub.Close()
+		}
+		switch mode {
+		case "ssubscribe":
+			pubsub = client.SSubscribe(ctx, channels...)
+		default:
+			pubsub = client.Subscribe(ctx, channels...)
 		}
-		break
-	case "subscribe":
-		fallthrough
-	default:
-		pubsub := client.Subscribe(ctx, channel)
-		defer pubsub.Close()
-		for {
+	}
+
+	subscribe()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			// Context cancelled, exit routine
+			if pubsub != nil {
+				if mode == "ssubscribe" {
+					_ = pubsub.SUnsubscribe(ctx, channels...)
+				} else {
+					_ = pubsub.Unsubscribe(ctx, channels...)
+				}
+				pubsub.Close()
+			}
+			return
+		case <-reconnectTicker.C:
+			// Reconnect interval triggered, unsubscribe and resubscribe
+			if reconnectTicker != nil {
+				subscribe()
+			}
+		default:
+			// Handle messages
 			msg, err := pubsub.ReceiveMessage(ctx)
 			if err != nil {
+				// Handle Redis connection errors, e.g., reconnect immediately
+				if err == redis.Nil || err == context.DeadlineExceeded || err == context.Canceled {
+					continue
+				}
 				panic(err)
 			}
 			if printMessages {
@@ -81,7 +121,6 @@ func subscriberRoutine(mode, channel string, printMessages bool, ctx context.Con
 			atomic.AddUint64(&totalMessages, 1)
 		}
 	}
-
 }
 
 func main() {
@@ -95,6 +134,10 @@ func main() {
 	channel_minimum := flag.Int("channel-minimum", 1, "channel ID minimum value ( each channel has a dedicated thread ).")
 	channel_maximum := flag.Int("channel-maximum", 100, "channel ID maximum value ( each channel has a dedicated thread ).")
 	subscribers_per_channel := flag.Int("subscribers-per-channel", 1, "number of subscribers per channel.")
+	min_channels_per_subscriber := flag.Int("min-number-channels-per-subscriber", 1, "min number of channels to subscribe to, per connection.")
+	max_channels_per_subscriber := flag.Int("max-number-channels-per-subscriber", 1, "max number of channels to subscribe to, per connection.")
+	min_reconnect_interval := flag.Int("min-reconnect-interval", 0, "min reconnect interval. if 0 disable (s)unsubscribe/(s)ubscribe.")
+	max_reconnect_interval := flag.Int("max-reconnect-interval", 0, "max reconnect interval. if 0 disable (s)unsubscribe/(s)ubscribe.")
 	messages_per_channel_subscriber := flag.Int64("messages", 0, "Number of total messages per subscriber per channel.")
 	json_out_file := flag.String("json-out-file", "", "Name of json output file, if not set, will not print to json.")
 	client_update_tick := flag.Int("client-update-tick", 1, "client update tick.")
@@ -191,16 +234,19 @@ func main() {
 		poolSize = subscriptions_per_node
 		log.Println(fmt.Sprintf("Setting per Node pool size of %d given you haven't specified a value and we have %d Subscriptions per node. You can control this option via --%s=<value>", poolSize, subscriptions_per_node, redisPoolSize))
 		clusterOptions.PoolSize = poolSize
-		log.Println("Reloading cluster state given we've changed pool size.")
-		clusterClient = redis.NewClusterClient(&clusterOptions)
-		// ReloadState reloads cluster state. It calls ClusterSlots func
-		// to get cluster slots information.
-		clusterClient.ReloadState(ctx)
-		err := clusterClient.Ping(ctx).Err()
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal(err)
+		if *distributeSubscribers {
+			log.Println("Reloading cluster state given we've changed pool size.")
+			clusterClient = redis.NewClusterClient(&clusterOptions)
+			// ReloadState reloads cluster state. It calls ClusterSlots func
+			// to get cluster slots information.
+			clusterClient.ReloadState(ctx)
+			err := clusterClient.Ping(ctx).Err()
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			nodeCount, nodeClients, nodesAddresses = updateSecondarySlicesCluster(clusterClient, ctx)
 		}
-		nodeCount, nodeClients, nodesAddresses = updateSecondarySlicesCluster(clusterClient, ctx)
+
 	}
 
 	log.Println(fmt.Sprintf("Detailing final setup used for benchmark."))
@@ -241,6 +287,18 @@ func main() {
 		for channel_id := *channel_minimum; channel_id <= *channel_maximum; channel_id++ {
 			channel := fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", *subscribe_prefix, channel_id)
 			for channel_subscriber_number := 1; channel_subscriber_number <= *subscribers_per_channel; channel_subscriber_number++ {
+				channels := []string{channel}
+				n_channels_this_conn := 1
+				if *max_channels_per_subscriber == *min_channels_per_subscriber {
+					n_channels_this_conn = *max_channels_per_subscriber
+				} else {
+					n_channels_this_conn = rand.Intn(*max_channels_per_subscriber - *min_channels_per_subscriber)
+				}
+				for channel_this_conn := 1; channel_this_conn < n_channels_this_conn; channel_this_conn++ {
+					new_channel_id := rand.Intn(*channel_maximum) + *channel_minimum
+					new_channel := fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", *subscribe_prefix, new_channel_id)
+					channels = append(channels, new_channel)
+				}
 				totalCreatedClients++
 				subscriberName := fmt.Sprintf("subscriber#%d-%s%d", channel_subscriber_number, *subscribe_prefix, channel_id)
 				var client *redis.Client
@@ -268,7 +326,16 @@ func main() {
 					}
 				}
 				wg.Add(1)
-				go subscriberRoutine(*mode, channel, *printMessages, ctx, &wg, client)
+				connectionReconnectInterval := 0
+				if *max_reconnect_interval == *min_reconnect_interval {
+					connectionReconnectInterval = *max_reconnect_interval
+				} else {
+					connectionReconnectInterval = rand.Intn(*max_reconnect_interval-*min_reconnect_interval) + *max_reconnect_interval
+				}
+				if connectionReconnectInterval > 0 {
+					log.Println(fmt.Sprintf("Using reconnection interval of %d for subscriber: %s", connectionReconnectInterval, subscriberName))
+				}
+				go subscriberRoutine(*mode, channels, *printMessages, connectionReconnectInterval, ctx, &wg, client)
 			}
 		}
 	}