diff --git a/samples/hello-connector-solace/src/main/java/com/solace/quarkus/samples/HelloConsumer.java b/samples/hello-connector-solace/src/main/java/com/solace/quarkus/samples/HelloConsumer.java
index 8978223..745affc 100644
--- a/samples/hello-connector-solace/src/main/java/com/solace/quarkus/samples/HelloConsumer.java
+++ b/samples/hello-connector-solace/src/main/java/com/solace/quarkus/samples/HelloConsumer.java
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ CompletionStage<Void> consumeMessage(SolaceInboundMessage<?> p) {
      */
     @Incoming("dynamic-destination-in")
     @Outgoing("dynamic-destination-out")
-    @Acknowledgment(Acknowledgment.Strategy.MANUAL)
     Message<?> consumeAndPublishToDynamicTopic(SolaceInboundMessage<?> p) {
         Log.infof("Received message: %s from topic: %s", new String(p.getMessage().getPayloadAsBytes(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8),
                 p.getMessage().getDestinationName());
@@ -60,8 +59,7 @@ Message<?> consumeAndPublishToDynamicTopic(SolaceInboundMessage<?> p) {
                 .setApplicationMessageId("test")
                 .setDynamicDestination("hello/foobar/" + p.getMessage().getApplicationMessageId())
                 .createPubSubOutboundMetadata();
-        Message<?> outboundMessage = Message.of(p.getPayload(), Metadata.of(outboundMetadata));
-        return outboundMessage;
+        return p.addMetadata(outboundMetadata).withAck(() -> p.ack());
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/samples/hello-connector-solace/src/main/java/com/solace/quarkus/samples/PublisherResource.java b/samples/hello-connector-solace/src/main/java/com/solace/quarkus/samples/PublisherResource.java
index 3b9ebc8..601ce63 100644
--- a/samples/hello-connector-solace/src/main/java/com/solace/quarkus/samples/PublisherResource.java
+++ b/samples/hello-connector-solace/src/main/java/com/solace/quarkus/samples/PublisherResource.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 @Path("/hello")
 public class PublisherResource {
 
-    @Channel("hello")
+    @Channel("hello-out")
     MutinyEmitter<Person> foobar;
 
     /**
diff --git a/samples/hello-connector-solace/src/main/resources/application.properties b/samples/hello-connector-solace/src/main/resources/application.properties
index c6bc966..c0d8f33 100644
--- a/samples/hello-connector-solace/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/samples/hello-connector-solace/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 mp.messaging.outgoing.hello-out.connector=quarkus-solace
 mp.messaging.outgoing.hello-out.producer.topic=hello/foobar
+mp.messaging.outgoing.hello-out.merge=true
 
 mp.messaging.incoming.hello-in.connector=quarkus-solace
 mp.messaging.incoming.hello-in.consumer.queue.supports-nacks=true
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ mp.messaging.incoming.dynamic-destination-in.consumer.queue.name=queue.dynamic.t
 mp.messaging.incoming.dynamic-destination-in.consumer.queue.missing-resource-creation-strategy=create-on-start
 mp.messaging.incoming.dynamic-destination-in.consumer.queue.type=durable-exclusive
 mp.messaging.incoming.dynamic-destination-in.consumer.queue.add-additional-subscriptions=true
-mp.messaging.incoming.dynamic-destination-in.consumer.queue.subscriptions=hello/foobar
+mp.messaging.incoming.dynamic-destination-in.consumer.queue.subscriptions=test/topic/>
 
 mp.messaging.outgoing.dynamic-destination-out.connector=quarkus-solace
-mp.messaging.outgoing.dynamic-destination-out.producer.topic=hello/foobar
+mp.messaging.outgoing.dynamic-destination-out.producer.topic=test/dynamic/topic