diff --git a/broadcaster/_backends/pulsar.py b/broadcaster/_backends/pulsar.py
index beb0926..0865652 100644
--- a/broadcaster/_backends/pulsar.py
+++ b/broadcaster/_backends/pulsar.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import asyncio
+import logging
 import typing
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 import pulsar
-from .._base import Event
+from broadcaster._base import Event
 from .base import BroadcastBackend
 
 
@@ -17,21 +18,30 @@ def __init__(self, url: str):
         self._consumer = None
 
     async def connect(self) -> None:
-        self._client = pulsar.Client(self._service_url)
-        self._producer = self._client.create_producer("broadcast")
-        self._consumer = self._client.subscribe(
-            "broadcast",
-            subscription_name="broadcast_subscription",
-            consumer_type=pulsar.ConsumerType.Shared,
-        )
+        try:
+            logging.info("Connecting to brokers")
+            self._client = await asyncio.to_thread(pulsar.Client, self._service_url)
+            self._producer = await asyncio.to_thread(
+                self._client.create_producer, "broadcast"
+            )
+            self._consumer = await asyncio.to_thread(
+                self._client.subscribe,
+                "broadcast",
+                subscription_name="broadcast_subscription",
+                consumer_type=pulsar.ConsumerType.Shared,
+            )
+            logging.info("Successfully connected to brokers")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.error(e)
+            raise e
 
     async def disconnect(self) -> None:
         if self._producer:
-            self._producer.close()
+            await asyncio.to_thread(self._producer.close)
         if self._consumer:
-            self._consumer.close()
+            await asyncio.to_thread(self._consumer.close)
         if self._client:
-            self._client.close()
+            await asyncio.to_thread(self._client.close)
 
     async def subscribe(self, channel: str) -> None:
         # In this implementation, we're using a single topic 'broadcast'
@@ -44,14 +54,21 @@ async def unsubscribe(self, channel: str) -> None:
 
     async def publish(self, channel: str, message: typing.Any) -> None:
         encoded_message = f"{channel}:{message}".encode("utf-8")
-        await self._run_in_executor(self._producer.send, encoded_message)
+        await asyncio.to_thread(self._producer.send, encoded_message)
 
     async def next_published(self) -> Event:
         while True:
-            msg = await self._run_in_executor(self._consumer.receive)
-            channel, content = msg.data().decode("utf-8").split(":", 1)
-            await self._run_in_executor(self._consumer.acknowledge, msg)
-            return Event(channel=channel, message=content)
+            try:
+                msg = await asyncio.to_thread(self._consumer.receive)
+                channel, content = msg.data().decode("utf-8").split(":", 1)
+                await asyncio.to_thread(self._consumer.acknowledge, msg)
+                return Event(channel=channel, message=content)
 
-    async def _run_in_executor(self, func, *args):
-        return await asyncio.get_event_loop().run_in_executor(None, func, *args)
+            except asyncio.CancelledError:
+                # cancellation
+                logging.info("next_published task is being cancelled")
+                raise
+
+            except Exception as e:
+                logging.error(f"Error in next_published: {e}")
+                raise