diff --git a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-impl/src/integrationTest/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/integration/PresenceIntegrationTests.kt b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-impl/src/integrationTest/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/integration/PresenceIntegrationTests.kt
index b3a9bdd38..99a20a4b4 100644
--- a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-impl/src/integrationTest/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/integration/PresenceIntegrationTests.kt
+++ b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-impl/src/integrationTest/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/integration/PresenceIntegrationTests.kt
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ class PresenceIntegrationTests : BaseIntegrationTest() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun testHereNowWithStartFrom() {
+    fun testHereNowWithOffset() {
         val offsetValue = 2
         val totalClientsCount = 5
         val expectedChannel = randomChannel()
diff --git a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-impl/src/integrationTest/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/integration/SubscribeIntegrationTests.kt b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-impl/src/integrationTest/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/integration/SubscribeIntegrationTests.kt
index a76ee1b64..bc30cb94b 100644
--- a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-impl/src/integrationTest/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/integration/SubscribeIntegrationTests.kt
+++ b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-impl/src/integrationTest/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/integration/SubscribeIntegrationTests.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ import com.google.gson.JsonObject
 import com.pubnub.api.PubNub
 import com.pubnub.api.callbacks.SubscribeCallback
 import com.pubnub.api.enums.PNStatusCategory
+import com.pubnub.api.logging.CustomLogger
+import com.pubnub.api.logging.LogMessage
+import com.pubnub.api.logging.LogMessageContent
+import com.pubnub.api.logging.LogMessageType
 import com.pubnub.api.models.consumer.PNStatus
 import com.pubnub.api.models.consumer.channel_group.PNChannelGroupsAddChannelResult
 import com.pubnub.api.models.consumer.pubsub.PNMessageResult
@@ -1253,6 +1257,165 @@ class SubscribeIntegrationTests : BaseIntegrationTest() {
         assertEquals(2, subscriptionSet.subscriptions.size)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun shouldDeduplicateChannelSubscriptionsWhenSubscribingToSameChannelMultipleTimes() {
+        // given
+        val numberOfSubscribe = 4
+        // punbub.subscribe does subscribe to already subscribed channel so only two subscribe calls should occur. Handshake and actual subscribe.
+        val countDownLatch = CountDownLatch(2)
+        var interceptedUrl: HttpUrl? = null
+        val testChannel = randomChannel()
+
+        val customLogger = object : CustomLogger {
+            override fun debug(logMessage: LogMessage) {
+                if (logMessage.type == LogMessageType.NETWORK_REQUEST) {
+                    val networkRequestDetails = logMessage.message as LogMessageContent.NetworkRequest
+                    if (networkRequestDetails.path.contains("/v2/subscribe/")) {
+                        interceptedUrl = (networkRequestDetails.origin + networkRequestDetails.path).toHttpUrlOrNull()
+                        countDownLatch.countDown()
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        clientConfig = {
+            customLoggers = listOf(customLogger)
+        }
+
+        try {
+            repeat(numberOfSubscribe) { iteration ->
+                pubnub.subscribe(channels = listOf(testChannel))
+                Thread.sleep(150)
+                println("Subscribe call ${iteration + 1}/$numberOfSubscribe completed")
+            }
+
+            // Wait for the subscribe request to be made
+            assertTrue(countDownLatch.await(12000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS))
+
+            // then: verify channel appears only once in subscribed channels
+            val subscribedChannels = pubnub.getSubscribedChannels()
+
+            assertEquals(1, subscribedChannels.size)
+            assertTrue(subscribedChannels.contains(testChannel))
+
+            // then: verify the actual HTTP request only includes the channel once
+            assertNotNull("Expected to intercept subscribe URL", interceptedUrl)
+
+            val channelsParam = interceptedUrl!!.encodedPath
+                .substringAfter("/subscribe/")
+                .substringAfter("/")
+                .substringBefore("/")
+
+            val channelList = channelsParam.split(",").filter { it.isNotEmpty() }
+
+            assertEquals(1, channelList.count { it == testChannel })
+        } finally {
+            pubnub.forceDestroy()
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun heartbeatShouldDeduplicateChannelNameInUrlWhenSubscribingToSameChannelMultipleTimes() {
+        // given
+        val numberOfSubscribe = 4
+        val countDownLatch = CountDownLatch(2) // we want to verify second heartbeat URL
+        var interceptedUrl: HttpUrl? = null
+        val testChannel = randomChannel()
+
+        val customLogger = object : CustomLogger {
+            override fun debug(logMessage: LogMessage) {
+                if (logMessage.type == LogMessageType.NETWORK_REQUEST) {
+                    val networkRequestDetails = logMessage.message as LogMessageContent.NetworkRequest
+                    if (networkRequestDetails.path.contains("/v2/presence/") && networkRequestDetails.path.contains("/heartbeat")) {
+                        interceptedUrl = (networkRequestDetails.origin + networkRequestDetails.path).toHttpUrlOrNull()
+                        countDownLatch.countDown()
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        clientConfig = {
+            customLoggers = listOf(customLogger)
+            heartbeatInterval = 5
+        }
+
+        try {
+            repeat(numberOfSubscribe) { iteration ->
+                pubnub.subscribe(channels = listOf(testChannel))
+                Thread.sleep(150)
+                println("Subscribe call ${iteration + 1}/$numberOfSubscribe completed")
+            }
+
+            // Wait for the heartbeat request to be made
+            assertTrue(countDownLatch.await(6000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS))
+
+            // then: verify the actual HTTP request only includes the channel once
+            assertNotNull("Expected to intercept heartbeat URL", interceptedUrl)
+
+            // Extract channel from heartbeat URL: /v2/presence/sub-key/{sub-key}/channel/{channels}/heartbeat
+            val channelsParam = interceptedUrl!!.encodedPath
+                .substringAfter("/channel/")
+                .substringBefore("/heartbeat")
+
+            val channelList = channelsParam.split(",").filter { it.isNotEmpty() }
+
+            assertEquals(1, channelList.count { it == testChannel })
+        } finally {
+            pubnub.forceDestroy()
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun shouldDeduplicateChannelSubscriptionsWhenSubscribingToListOfTheSameChannels() {
+        // given
+        val countDownLatch = CountDownLatch(2) // Only two subscribe calls should occur. Handshake and actual subscribe.
+        var interceptedUrl: HttpUrl? = null
+        val testChannel = randomChannel()
+
+        val customLogger = object : CustomLogger {
+            override fun debug(logMessage: LogMessage) {
+                if (logMessage.type == LogMessageType.NETWORK_REQUEST) {
+                    val networkRequestDetails = logMessage.message as LogMessageContent.NetworkRequest
+                    if (networkRequestDetails.path.contains("/v2/subscribe/")) {
+                        interceptedUrl = (networkRequestDetails.origin + networkRequestDetails.path).toHttpUrlOrNull()
+                        countDownLatch.countDown()
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        clientConfig = {
+            customLoggers = listOf(customLogger)
+        }
+
+        try {
+            pubnub.subscribe(channels = listOf(testChannel, testChannel, testChannel))
+
+            // Wait for the subscribe request to be made
+            assertTrue(countDownLatch.await(12000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS))
+
+            // then: verify channel appears only once in subscribed channels
+            val subscribedChannels = pubnub.getSubscribedChannels()
+
+            assertEquals(1, subscribedChannels.size)
+            assertTrue(subscribedChannels.contains(testChannel))
+
+            // then: verify the actual HTTP request only includes the channel once
+            assertNotNull("Expected to intercept subscribe URL", interceptedUrl)
+
+            val channelsParam = interceptedUrl!!.encodedPath
+                .substringAfter("/subscribe/")
+                .substringAfter("/")
+                .substringBefore("/")
+
+            val channelList = channelsParam.split(",").filter { it.isNotEmpty() }
+
+            assertEquals(1, channelList.count { it == testChannel })
+        } finally {
+            pubnub.forceDestroy()
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun publishToChannels(channelsList: List<String>) {
         channelsList.forEach { channelName ->
             pubnub.publish(channelName, "-=message to $channelName").sync()