diff --git a/cyclone/sse.py b/cyclone/sse.py
index 49095f96da..5f8b2e26b1 100644
--- a/cyclone/sse.py
+++ b/cyclone/sse.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def _execute(self, transforms, *args, **kwargs):
         self.flush()
         self.request.connection.setRawMode()
         self.notifyFinish().addCallback(self.on_connection_closed)
-        self.bind()
+        self.bind(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def on_connection_closed(self, *args, **kwargs):
         if self.settings.get("debug"):
diff --git a/demos/redis/README b/demos/redis/README
index dedb422212..01b18733f2 100644
--- a/demos/redis/README
+++ b/demos/redis/README
@@ -12,3 +12,11 @@ Test redis pubsub feature (redis 2.x)
   Send messages to channels:
   curl -D - -d "message=hello world" http://localhost:8888/queue/foo.bar
   curl -D - -d "message=yes, we can" http://localhost:8888/queue/l33t
+
+NOTE
+----
+
+1. It is recommned not to use numeric channel names. The QueueHandler will
+get the channel as integer while at other places it would be string.
+If you still want to use numeric channel name, make sure you cast the 
+name to str to avoid any issues.