diff --git a/aqua/pubsub.aqua b/aqua/pubsub.aqua
index 23a9c7f..7f0cae8 100644
--- a/aqua/pubsub.aqua
+++ b/aqua/pubsub.aqua
@@ -40,6 +40,28 @@ func initTopicAndSubscribe(topic: string, value: string, relay_id: ?PeerId, serv
           AquaDHT.register_key(topic, t, false, 0)
           AquaDHT.put_value(topic, value, t, relay_id, service_id, 0)
 
+-- Create a topic and subscribe to it
+-- %init_peer_id% (current client) will become a subscriber
+-- In contrast with non-blocking version, waits for at least a single write to succeed
+func initTopicAndSubscribeBlocking(
+  topic: string, value: string, 
+  relay_id: ?PeerId, service_id: ?string, 
+  progress: string -> ()
+) -> DhtResult:
+  results: *DhtResult
+  on HOST_PEER_ID:
+    nodes <- getNeighbours(topic)
+    for n <- nodes par:
+      on n:
+        try:
+          t <- Peer.timestamp_sec()
+          AquaDHT.register_key(topic, t, false, 0)
+          result <- AquaDHT.put_value(topic, value, t, relay_id, service_id, 0)
+          if result.success:
+            results <<- result
+            co progress(n)
+  <- results!0
+
 -- Create a topic and make the given node a subscriber to it
 func initTopicAndSubscribeNode(subscriber_node_id: PeerId, topic: string, value: string, service_id: ?string):
   on subscriber_node_id:
diff --git a/example/src/aqua/export.aqua b/example/src/aqua/export.aqua
index 87fd03a..8d9b47f 100644
--- a/example/src/aqua/export.aqua
+++ b/example/src/aqua/export.aqua
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-import initTopicAndSubscribe, findSubscribers from "@fluencelabs/aqua-dht/pubsub.aqua"
+import initTopicAndSubscribeBlocking, findSubscribers from "@fluencelabs/aqua-dht/pubsub.aqua"
 
-export initTopicAndSubscribe, findSubscribers
+export initTopicAndSubscribeBlocking, findSubscribers
diff --git a/example/src/example.ts b/example/src/example.ts
index f31f334..c21f3b6 100644
--- a/example/src/example.ts
+++ b/example/src/example.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Fluence } from "@fluencelabs/fluence";
 import { krasnodar } from "@fluencelabs/fluence-network-environment";
-import { initTopicAndSubscribe, findSubscribers } from "./generated/export";
+import { initTopicAndSubscribeBlocking, findSubscribers } from "./generated/export";
 
 async function main() {
     // connect to the Fluence network
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ async function main() {
     let value = "myValue";
     // create topic (if not exists) and subscribe on it
     let relay = Fluence.getStatus().relayPeerId;
-    await initTopicAndSubscribe(topic, value, relay, null);
+    await initTopicAndSubscribeBlocking(
+      topic, value, relay, null, 
+      (s) => console.log(`node ${s} saved the record`)
+    );
     // find other peers subscribed to that topic
     let subscribers = await findSubscribers(topic);
     console.log("found subscribers:", subscribers);