diff --git a/taskflow/engines/worker_based/executor.py b/taskflow/engines/worker_based/executor.py
index ae8e0e40..5982a463 100644
--- a/taskflow/engines/worker_based/executor.py
+++ b/taskflow/engines/worker_based/executor.py
@@ -211,8 +211,7 @@ class WorkerTaskExecutor(executor.TaskExecutorBase):
                   " correlation_id=%s)", request, topic, self._uuid,
                   request.uuid)
         try:
-            self._proxy.publish(msg=request,
-                                routing_key=topic,
+            self._proxy.publish(request, topic,
                                 reply_to=self._uuid,
                                 correlation_id=request.uuid)
         except Exception:
diff --git a/taskflow/engines/worker_based/proxy.py b/taskflow/engines/worker_based/proxy.py
index 6f608f42..3f279a77 100644
--- a/taskflow/engines/worker_based/proxy.py
+++ b/taskflow/engines/worker_based/proxy.py
@@ -99,16 +99,15 @@ class Proxy(object):
         """Return whether the proxy is running."""
         return self._running.is_set()
 
-    def _make_queue(self, name, exchange, **kwargs):
-        """Make named queue for the given exchange."""
-        return kombu.Queue(name="%s_%s" % (self._exchange_name, name),
-                           exchange=exchange,
-                           routing_key=name,
-                           durable=False,
-                           auto_delete=True,
-                           **kwargs)
+    def _make_queue(self, routing_key, exchange, channel=None):
+        """Make a named queue for the given exchange."""
+        queue_name = "%s_%s" % (self._exchange_name, routing_key)
+        return kombu.Queue(name=queue_name,
+                           routing_key=routing_key, durable=False,
+                           exchange=exchange, auto_delete=True,
+                           channel=channel)
 
-    def publish(self, msg, routing_key, **kwargs):
+    def publish(self, msg, routing_key, reply_to=None, correlation_id=None):
         """Publish message to the named exchange with given routing key."""
         if isinstance(routing_key, six.string_types):
             routing_keys = [routing_key]
@@ -123,7 +122,8 @@ class Proxy(object):
                                  exchange=self._exchange,
                                  declare=[queue],
                                  type=msg.TYPE,
-                                 **kwargs)
+                                 reply_to=reply_to,
+                                 correlation_id=correlation_id)
 
     def start(self):
         """Start proxy."""
diff --git a/taskflow/tests/unit/worker_based/test_executor.py b/taskflow/tests/unit/worker_based/test_executor.py
index d2b97bfe..ba73ad7e 100644
--- a/taskflow/tests/unit/worker_based/test_executor.py
+++ b/taskflow/tests/unit/worker_based/test_executor.py
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ class TestWorkerTaskExecutor(test.MockTestCase):
                               self.task_args, None, self.timeout),
             mock.call.request.transition_and_log_error(pr.PENDING,
                                                        logger=mock.ANY),
-            mock.call.proxy.publish(msg=self.request_inst_mock,
-                                    routing_key=self.executor_topic,
+            mock.call.proxy.publish(self.request_inst_mock,
+                                    self.executor_topic,
                                     reply_to=self.executor_uuid,
                                     correlation_id=self.task_uuid)
         ]
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ class TestWorkerTaskExecutor(test.MockTestCase):
                               result=self.task_result),
             mock.call.request.transition_and_log_error(pr.PENDING,
                                                        logger=mock.ANY),
-            mock.call.proxy.publish(msg=self.request_inst_mock,
-                                    routing_key=self.executor_topic,
+            mock.call.proxy.publish(self.request_inst_mock,
+                                    self.executor_topic,
                                     reply_to=self.executor_uuid,
                                     correlation_id=self.task_uuid)
         ]
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@ class TestWorkerTaskExecutor(test.MockTestCase):
                               self.task_args, None, self.timeout),
             mock.call.request.transition_and_log_error(pr.PENDING,
                                                        logger=mock.ANY),
-            mock.call.proxy.publish(msg=self.request_inst_mock,
-                                    routing_key=self.executor_topic,
+            mock.call.proxy.publish(self.request_inst_mock,
+                                    self.executor_topic,
                                     reply_to=self.executor_uuid,
                                     correlation_id=self.task_uuid),
             mock.call.request.transition_and_log_error(pr.FAILURE,
diff --git a/taskflow/tests/unit/worker_based/test_proxy.py b/taskflow/tests/unit/worker_based/test_proxy.py
index 4217a726..a3c7d13f 100644
--- a/taskflow/tests/unit/worker_based/test_proxy.py
+++ b/taskflow/tests/unit/worker_based/test_proxy.py
@@ -16,10 +16,9 @@
 
 import socket
 
-from six.moves import mock
-
 from taskflow.engines.worker_based import proxy
 from taskflow import test
+from taskflow.test import mock
 from taskflow.utils import threading_utils
 
 
@@ -133,24 +132,24 @@ class TestProxy(test.MockTestCase):
         msg_mock.to_dict.return_value = msg_data
         routing_key = 'routing-key'
         task_uuid = 'task-uuid'
-        kwargs = dict(a='a', b='b')
 
         self.proxy(reset_master_mock=True).publish(
-            msg_mock, routing_key, correlation_id=task_uuid, **kwargs)
+            msg_mock, routing_key, correlation_id=task_uuid)
 
         master_mock_calls = [
             mock.call.Queue(name=self._queue_name(routing_key),
                             exchange=self.exchange_inst_mock,
                             routing_key=routing_key,
                             durable=False,
-                            auto_delete=True),
+                            auto_delete=True,
+                            channel=None),
             mock.call.producer.publish(body=msg_data,
                                        routing_key=routing_key,
                                        exchange=self.exchange_inst_mock,
                                        correlation_id=task_uuid,
                                        declare=[self.queue_inst_mock],
                                        type=msg_mock.TYPE,
-                                       **kwargs)
+                                       reply_to=None)
         ]
         self.master_mock.assert_has_calls(master_mock_calls)