diff --git a/json_encoder.go b/json_encoder.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..379b408
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json_encoder.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package natsio
+
+import (
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
+)
+
+// JSONEncoder ...
+type JSONEncoder struct {
+	encConn *nats.EncodedConn
+}
+
+// Subscribe ...
+func (e JSONEncoder) Subscribe(subject string, cb nats.Handler) (*nats.Subscription, error) {
+	sub, err := e.encConn.Subscribe(subject, cb)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("natsio.JSONEncoder.Subscribe err: %v\n", err)
+	}
+	return sub, err
+}
+
+// Publish ...
+func (e JSONEncoder) Publish(reply string, data interface{}) error {
+	return e.encConn.Publish(reply, data)
+}
diff --git a/server_reqres.go b/server_reqres.go
index c21b4dc..841f9ef 100644
--- a/server_reqres.go
+++ b/server_reqres.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package natsio
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
@@ -36,6 +37,11 @@ func (sv Server) Subscribe(subject string, cb nats.MsgHandler) (*nats.Subscripti
 }
 
 // NewJSONEncodedConn ...
-func (sv Server) NewJSONEncodedConn() (*nats.EncodedConn, error) {
-	return nats.NewEncodedConn(sv.instance, nats.JSON_ENCODER)
+func (sv Server) NewJSONEncodedConn() (*JSONEncoder, error) {
+	enc, err := nats.NewEncodedConn(sv.instance, nats.JSON_ENCODER)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("natsio.NewJSONEncodedConn: err %v\n", err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &JSONEncoder{encConn: enc}, nil
 }