diff --git a/cluster/cluster.go b/cluster/cluster.go
index 6c617d20..783249f1 100644
--- a/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) Get(identity string, kind string) *actor.PID {
 	return c.IdentityLookup.Get(NewClusterIdentity(identity, kind))
 }
 
-func (c *Cluster) Request(identity string, kind string, message interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+func (c *Cluster) Request(identity string, kind string, message interface{}, option ...GrainCallOption) (interface{}, error) {
 	return c.context.Request(identity, kind, message)
 }
 
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) ensureTopicKindRegistered() {
 		store := &EmptyKeyValueStore[*Subscribers]{}
 
 		c.kinds[TopicActorKind] = NewKind(TopicActorKind, actor.PropsFromProducer(func() actor.Actor {
-			return NewTopicActor(store)
+			return NewTopicActor(store, c.Logger())
 		})).Build(c)
 	}
 }
@@ -211,56 +211,3 @@ func (c *Cluster) ensureTopicKindRegistered() {
 func (c *Cluster) Logger() *slog.Logger {
 	return c.ActorSystem.Logger
 }
-
-// Call is a wrap of context.RequestFuture with retries.
-func (c *Cluster) Call(name string, kind string, msg interface{}, opts ...GrainCallOption) (interface{}, error) {
-	callConfig := DefaultGrainCallConfig(c)
-	for _, o := range opts {
-		o(callConfig)
-	}
-
-	_context := callConfig.Context
-	if _context == nil {
-		_context = c.ActorSystem.Root
-	}
-
-	var lastError error
-
-	for i := 0; i < callConfig.RetryCount; i++ {
-		pid := c.Get(name, kind)
-
-		if pid == nil {
-			return nil, remote.ErrUnknownError
-		}
-
-		timeout := callConfig.Timeout
-		_resp, err := _context.RequestFuture(pid, msg, timeout).Result()
-		if err != nil {
-			c.ActorSystem.Logger.Error("cluster.RequestFuture failed", slog.Any("error", err), slog.Any("pid", pid))
-			lastError = err
-
-			switch err {
-			case actor.ErrTimeout, remote.ErrTimeout:
-				callConfig.RetryAction(i)
-
-				id := ClusterIdentity{Kind: kind, Identity: name}
-				c.PidCache.Remove(id.Identity, id.Kind)
-
-				continue
-			case actor.ErrDeadLetter, remote.ErrDeadLetter:
-				callConfig.RetryAction(i)
-
-				id := ClusterIdentity{Kind: kind, Identity: name}
-				c.PidCache.Remove(id.Identity, id.Kind)
-
-				continue
-			default:
-				return nil, err
-			}
-		}
-
-		return _resp, nil
-	}
-
-	return nil, lastError
-}
diff --git a/cluster/pubsub_delivery.go b/cluster/pubsub_delivery.go
index 8ee37442..304d806a 100644
--- a/cluster/pubsub_delivery.go
+++ b/cluster/pubsub_delivery.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (p *PubSubMemberDeliveryActor) Receive(c actor.Context) {
 		if len(invalidDeliveries) > 0 {
 			cluster := GetCluster(c.ActorSystem())
 			// we use cluster.Call to locate the topic actor in the cluster
-			_, _ = cluster.Call(batch.Topic, TopicActorKind, &NotifyAboutFailingSubscribersRequest{InvalidDeliveries: invalidDeliveries})
+			_, _ = cluster.Request(batch.Topic, TopicActorKind, &NotifyAboutFailingSubscribersRequest{InvalidDeliveries: invalidDeliveries})
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cluster/pubsub_extensions.go b/cluster/pubsub_extensions.go
index fcc778e5..8f68d538 100644
--- a/cluster/pubsub_extensions.go
+++ b/cluster/pubsub_extensions.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) BatchingProducer(topic string, opts ...BatchingProducerConfigO
 
 // SubscribeByPid subscribes to a PubSub topic by subscriber PID
 func (c *Cluster) SubscribeByPid(topic string, pid *actor.PID, opts ...GrainCallOption) (*SubscribeResponse, error) {
-	res, err := c.Call(topic, TopicActorKind, &SubscribeRequest{
+	res, err := c.Request(topic, TopicActorKind, &SubscribeRequest{
 		Subscriber: &SubscriberIdentity{Identity: &SubscriberIdentity_Pid{Pid: pid}},
 	}, opts...)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) SubscribeByPid(topic string, pid *actor.PID, opts ...GrainCall
 
 // SubscribeByClusterIdentity subscribes to a PubSub topic by cluster identity
 func (c *Cluster) SubscribeByClusterIdentity(topic string, identity *ClusterIdentity, opts ...GrainCallOption) (*SubscribeResponse, error) {
-	res, err := c.Call(topic, TopicActorKind, &SubscribeRequest{
+	res, err := c.Request(topic, TopicActorKind, &SubscribeRequest{
 		Subscriber: &SubscriberIdentity{Identity: &SubscriberIdentity_ClusterIdentity{ClusterIdentity: identity}},
 	}, opts...)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) SubscribeWithReceive(topic string, receive actor.ReceiveFunc,
 
 // UnsubscribeByPid unsubscribes from a PubSub topic by subscriber PID
 func (c *Cluster) UnsubscribeByPid(topic string, pid *actor.PID, opts ...GrainCallOption) (*UnsubscribeResponse, error) {
-	res, err := c.Call(topic, TopicActorKind, &UnsubscribeRequest{
+	res, err := c.Request(topic, TopicActorKind, &UnsubscribeRequest{
 		Subscriber: &SubscriberIdentity{Identity: &SubscriberIdentity_Pid{Pid: pid}},
 	}, opts...)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) UnsubscribeByPid(topic string, pid *actor.PID, opts ...GrainCa
 
 // UnsubscribeByClusterIdentity unsubscribes from a PubSub topic by cluster identity
 func (c *Cluster) UnsubscribeByClusterIdentity(topic string, identity *ClusterIdentity, opts ...GrainCallOption) (*UnsubscribeResponse, error) {
-	res, err := c.Call(topic, TopicActorKind, &UnsubscribeRequest{
+	res, err := c.Request(topic, TopicActorKind, &UnsubscribeRequest{
 		Subscriber: &SubscriberIdentity{Identity: &SubscriberIdentity_ClusterIdentity{ClusterIdentity: identity}},
 	}, opts...)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) UnsubscribeByClusterIdentity(topic string, identity *ClusterId
 
 // UnsubscribeByIdentityAndKind unsubscribes from a PubSub topic by cluster identity
 func (c *Cluster) UnsubscribeByIdentityAndKind(topic string, identity string, kind string, opts ...GrainCallOption) (*UnsubscribeResponse, error) {
-	res, err := c.Call(topic, TopicActorKind, &UnsubscribeRequest{
+	res, err := c.Request(topic, TopicActorKind, &UnsubscribeRequest{
 		Subscriber: &SubscriberIdentity{Identity: &SubscriberIdentity_ClusterIdentity{ClusterIdentity: NewClusterIdentity(identity, kind)}},
 	}, opts...)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cluster/pubsub_producer.go b/cluster/pubsub_producer.go
index bfa1ce90..f4191785 100644
--- a/cluster/pubsub_producer.go
+++ b/cluster/pubsub_producer.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ type BatchingProducer struct {
 }
 
 func NewBatchingProducer(publisher Publisher, topic string, opts ...BatchingProducerConfigOption) *BatchingProducer {
-	config := newBatchingProducerConfig(publisher.Cluster.Logger(), opts...)
+	config := newBatchingProducerConfig(publisher.Cluster().Logger(), opts...)
 	p := &BatchingProducer{
 		config:    config,
 		topic:     topic,
diff --git a/cluster/pubsub_publisher.go b/cluster/pubsub_publisher.go
index c157d99d..8ef4c5db 100644
--- a/cluster/pubsub_publisher.go
+++ b/cluster/pubsub_publisher.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (p *defaultPublisher) Initialize(ctx context.Context, topic string, config
 	case <-ctx.Done():
 		return nil, ctx.Err()
 	default:
-		res, err := p.cluster.Call(topic, TopicActorKind, &Initialize{
+		res, err := p.cluster.Request(topic, TopicActorKind, &Initialize{
 			IdleTimeout: durationpb.New(config.IdleTimeout),
 		})
 		if err != nil {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (p *defaultPublisher) PublishBatch(ctx context.Context, topic string, batch
 	case <-ctx.Done():
 		return nil, ctx.Err()
 	default:
-		res, err := p.cluster.Call(topic, TopicActorKind, batch, opts...)
+		res, err := p.cluster.Request(topic, TopicActorKind, batch, opts...)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}