diff --git a/pubsub/redis/redis.go b/pubsub/redis/redis.go
index 81fa61d5f7..ad057d42f4 100644
--- a/pubsub/redis/redis.go
+++ b/pubsub/redis/redis.go
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ func (r *redisStreams) Publish(ctx context.Context, req *pubsub.PublishRequest)
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (r *redisStreams) CreateConsumerGroup(ctx context.Context, req pubsub.SubscribeRequest, handler pubsub.Handler) error {
-	err := r.client.XGroupCreateMkStream(ctx, req.Topic, r.clientSettings.ConsumerID, "0")
+func (r *redisStreams) CreateConsumerGroup(ctx context.Context, stream string) error {
+	err := r.client.XGroupCreateMkStream(ctx, stream, r.clientSettings.ConsumerID, "0")
 	// Ignore BUSYGROUP errors
 	if err != nil && err.Error() != "BUSYGROUP Consumer Group name already exists" {
 		r.logger.Errorf("redis streams: %s", err)
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func (r *redisStreams) Subscribe(ctx context.Context, req pubsub.SubscribeReques
 		return errors.New("component is closed")
 	}
 
-	if err := r.client.XGroupCreateMkStream(ctx, req.Topic, r.clientSettings.ConsumerID, "0"); err != nil {
+	if err := r.CreateConsumerGroup(ctx, req.Topic); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ func (r *redisStreams) pollNewMessagesLoop(ctx context.Context, stream string, h
 				if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "NOGROUP") {
 					r.logger.Warnf("redis streams: consumer group %s does not exist for stream %s. This could mean the server experienced data loss, or the group/stream was deleted.", r.clientSettings.ConsumerID, stream)
 					r.logger.Warnf("redis streams: recreating group %s for stream %s", r.clientSettings.ConsumerID, stream)
-					r.client.XGroupCreateMkStream(ctx, stream, r.clientSettings.ConsumerID, "0")
+					r.CreateConsumerGroup(ctx, stream)
 				}
 				r.logger.Errorf("redis streams: error reading from stream %s: %s", stream, err)
 			}