diff --git a/casbin_redis_watcher/__init__.py b/casbin_redis_watcher/__init__.py
index e55ddc1..a896a23 100644
--- a/casbin_redis_watcher/__init__.py
+++ b/casbin_redis_watcher/__init__.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 from .options import WatcherOptions
-from .watcher import RedisWatcher, new_watcher
+from .watcher import RedisWatcher, new_watcher, new_publish_watcher
diff --git a/casbin_redis_watcher/watcher.py b/casbin_redis_watcher/watcher.py
index 70ccabb..1a2ea14 100644
--- a/casbin_redis_watcher/watcher.py
+++ b/casbin_redis_watcher/watcher.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.options: WatcherOptions = None
         self.close = None
         self.callback: callable = None
-        self.ctx = None
         self.subscribe_thread: Thread = Thread(target=self.subscribe, daemon=True)
         self.subscribe_event = Event()
         self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -42,18 +41,6 @@ def init_config(self, option: WatcherOptions):
             self.logger.warning("No callback function is set.Use the default callback function.")
             self.callback = self.default_callback_func
 
-        rds = Redis(host=option.host, port=option.port, password=option.password)
-
-        if option.sub_client:
-            self.sub_client = option.sub_client
-        else:
-            self.sub_client = rds.client().pubsub()
-
-        if option.pub_client:
-            self.pub_client = option.pub_client
-        else:
-            self.pub_client = rds.client()
-
         self.options = option
 
     def set_update_callback(self, callback: callable):
@@ -160,12 +147,10 @@ def new_watcher(option: WatcherOptions):
     option.init_config()
     w = RedisWatcher()
     rds = Redis(host=option.host, port=option.port, password=option.password)
+    if rds.ping() is False:
+        raise Exception("Redis server is not available.")
     w.sub_client = rds.client().pubsub()
     w.pub_client = rds.client()
-    if w.sub_client.ping() is False or w.pub_client.ping() is False:
-        w.logger.error("Casbin Redis Watcher error: Redis connection failed.")
-    w.ctx = None
-    w.close = None
     w.init_config(option)
     w.close = False
     w.subscribe_thread.start()
@@ -173,12 +158,13 @@ def new_watcher(option: WatcherOptions):
     return w
 
 
-# TODO
-def new_publish_watcher(addr: str, option: WatcherOptions):
-    option.addr = addr
+def new_publish_watcher(option: WatcherOptions):
+    option.init_config()
     w = RedisWatcher()
-    w.pub_client = Redis().client()
-    w.ctx = None
-    w.close = None
+    rds = Redis(host=option.host, port=option.port, password=option.password)
+    if rds.ping() is False:
+        raise Exception("Redis server is not available.")
+    w.pub_client = rds.client()
     w.init_config(option)
+    w.close = False
     return w
diff --git a/tests/test_redis_watcher.py b/tests/test_redis_watcher.py
index 40cf541..ffba488 100644
--- a/tests/test_redis_watcher.py
+++ b/tests/test_redis_watcher.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import casbin
 import redis
 
-from casbin_redis_watcher import new_watcher, WatcherOptions
+from casbin_redis_watcher import WatcherOptions, new_watcher, new_publish_watcher
 
 
 def get_examples(path):
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ def test_watcher_init(self):
         assert isinstance(w.sub_client, redis.client.PubSub)
         assert isinstance(w.pub_client, redis.client.Redis)
 
+    def test_publish_watcher_init(self):
+        test_option = WatcherOptions()
+        test_option.host = "localhost"
+        test_option.port = "6379"
+        test_option.optional_update_callback = lambda event: print("update callback, event: {}".format(event))
+        w = new_publish_watcher(test_option)
+        assert w.sub_client is None
+        assert isinstance(w.pub_client, redis.client.Redis)
+
     def test_watcher_init_without_callback(self):
         test_option = WatcherOptions()
         test_option.host = "localhost"