diff --git a/src/Consumer.php b/src/Consumer.php
index 8ffff81..c31587a 100644
--- a/src/Consumer.php
+++ b/src/Consumer.php
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ public function daemon($connectionName, $queue, WorkerOptions $workerOptions)
         $jobsProcessed = 0;
 
         $connection = $this->manager->connection($connectionName);
+        $connection->declareQueue($queue);
 
         $this->amqpChannel = $connection->getChannel();
 
diff --git a/src/RabbitQueue.php b/src/RabbitQueue.php
index f49e8c8..ac122b2 100644
--- a/src/RabbitQueue.php
+++ b/src/RabbitQueue.php
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ private function createMessage($payload, int $attempts = 2): array
         ];
     }
 
-    private function publishProperties(string $queue = '', array $options = []): array
+    private function publishProperties(?string $queue = null, array $options = []): array
     {
         $queue = $this->getQueue($queue);
         $attempts = Arr::get($options, 'attempts') ?: 0;