diff --git a/neon_mq_connector/consumers/blocking_consumer.py b/neon_mq_connector/consumers/blocking_consumer.py
index f6b6a75..87a3e11 100644
--- a/neon_mq_connector/consumers/blocking_consumer.py
+++ b/neon_mq_connector/consumers/blocking_consumer.py
@@ -73,30 +73,22 @@ def __init__(self, connection_params: pika.ConnectionParameters,
         threading.Thread.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
         self._is_consuming = False  # annotates that ConsumerThread is running
         self._is_consumer_alive = True  # annotates that ConsumerThread is alive and shall be recreated
-        self.connection = pika.BlockingConnection(connection_params)
+
         self.callback_func = callback_func
         self.error_func = error_func
+        self.auto_ack = auto_ack
+
         self.exchange = exchange or ''
         self.exchange_type = exchange_type or ExchangeType.direct
+        self.exchange_reset = exchange_reset
+
         self.queue = queue or ''
-        self.channel = self.connection.channel()
-        self.channel.basic_qos(prefetch_count=50)
-        if queue_reset:
-            self.channel.queue_delete(queue=self.queue)
-        declared_queue = self.channel.queue_declare(queue=self.queue,
-                                                    auto_delete=False,
-                                                    exclusive=queue_exclusive)
-        if self.exchange:
-            if exchange_reset:
-                self.channel.exchange_delete(exchange=self.exchange)
-            self.channel.exchange_declare(exchange=self.exchange,
-                                          exchange_type=self.exchange_type,
-                                          auto_delete=False)
-            self.channel.queue_bind(queue=declared_queue.method.queue,
-                                    exchange=self.exchange)
-        self.channel.basic_consume(on_message_callback=self.callback_func,
-                                   queue=self.queue,
-                                   auto_ack=auto_ack)
+        self.queue_reset = queue_reset
+        self.queue_exclusive = queue_exclusive
+
+        self.connection_params = connection_params
+        self.connection = None
+        self.channel = None
 
     @property
     def is_consumer_alive(self) -> bool:
@@ -111,6 +103,7 @@ def run(self):
         if not self._is_consuming:
             try:
                 super(BlockingConsumerThread, self).run()
+                self._create_connection()
                 self._is_consuming = True
                 self.channel.start_consuming()
             except Exception as e:
@@ -122,6 +115,27 @@ def run(self):
                 else:
                     self.error_func(self, e)
 
+    def _create_connection(self):
+        self.connection = pika.BlockingConnection(self.connection_params)
+        self.channel = self.connection.channel()
+        self.channel.basic_qos(prefetch_count=50)
+        if self.queue_reset:
+            self.channel.queue_delete(queue=self.queue)
+        declared_queue = self.channel.queue_declare(queue=self.queue,
+                                                    auto_delete=False,
+                                                    exclusive=self.queue_exclusive)
+        if self.exchange:
+            if self.exchange_reset:
+                self.channel.exchange_delete(exchange=self.exchange)
+            self.channel.exchange_declare(exchange=self.exchange,
+                                          exchange_type=self.exchange_type,
+                                          auto_delete=False)
+            self.channel.queue_bind(queue=declared_queue.method.queue,
+                                    exchange=self.exchange)
+        self.channel.basic_consume(on_message_callback=self.callback_func,
+                                   queue=self.queue,
+                                   auto_ack=self.auto_ack)
+
     def join(self, timeout: Optional[float] = None) -> None:
         """Terminating consumer channel"""
         if self._is_consumer_alive:
diff --git a/neon_mq_connector/consumers/select_consumer.py b/neon_mq_connector/consumers/select_consumer.py
index 2109ef0..79e278f 100644
--- a/neon_mq_connector/consumers/select_consumer.py
+++ b/neon_mq_connector/consumers/select_consumer.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def __init__(self,
         self.queue_reset = queue_reset
         self.exchange_reset = exchange_reset
 
-        self.connection = self.create_connection()
+        self.connection = None
         self.connection_failed_attempts = 0
         self.max_connection_failed_attempts = 3
 
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ def run(self):
         if not self.is_consuming:
             try:
                 super(SelectConsumerThread, self).run()
+                self.connection = self.create_connection()
                 self._is_consuming = True
                 self.connection.ioloop.start()
             except Exception as e: