diff --git a/frankenphp_test.go b/frankenphp_test.go
index 71379740..d642fded 100644
--- a/frankenphp_test.go
+++ b/frankenphp_test.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ type testOptions struct {
 	realServer         bool
 	logger             *slog.Logger
 	initOpts           []frankenphp.Option
+	requestOpts        []frankenphp.RequestOption
 	phpIni             map[string]string
 }
 
@@ -82,8 +83,10 @@ func runTest(t *testing.T, test func(func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request), *
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	defer frankenphp.Shutdown()
 
+	opts.requestOpts = append(opts.requestOpts, frankenphp.WithRequestDocumentRoot(testDataDir, false))
+
 	handler := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		req, err := frankenphp.NewRequestWithContext(r, frankenphp.WithRequestDocumentRoot(testDataDir, false))
+		req, err := frankenphp.NewRequestWithContext(r, opts.requestOpts...)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 		err = frankenphp.ServeHTTP(w, req)
@@ -1003,6 +1006,7 @@ func FuzzRequest(f *testing.F) {
 			if strings.Contains(req.URL.Path, "\x00") {
 				assert.Equal(t, 400, resp.StatusCode)
 				assert.Contains(t, body, "invalid request path")
+
 				return
 			}
 
diff --git a/mercure.go b/mercure.go
index 41812e3a..6c1d7075 100644
--- a/mercure.go
+++ b/mercure.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type mercureContext struct {
 }
 
 //export go_mercure_publish
-func go_mercure_publish(threadIndex C.uintptr_t, topics *C.struct__zval_struct, data unsafe.Pointer, private bool, id, typ unsafe.Pointer, retry uint64) (generatedID *C.zend_string, error C.short) {
+func go_mercure_publish(threadIndex C.uintptr_t, topics *C.struct__zval_struct, data *C.zend_string, private bool, id, typ *C.zend_string, retry uint64) (generatedID *C.zend_string, error C.short) {
 	thread := phpThreads[threadIndex]
 	ctx := thread.context()
 	fc := thread.frankenPHPContext()
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ func go_mercure_publish(threadIndex C.uintptr_t, topics *C.struct__zval_struct,
 
 	u := &mercure.Update{
 		Event: mercure.Event{
-			Data:  GoString(data),
-			ID:    GoString(id),
+			Data:  GoString(unsafe.Pointer(data)),
+			ID:    GoString(unsafe.Pointer(id)),
 			Retry: retry,
-			Type:  GoString(typ),
+			Type:  GoString(unsafe.Pointer(typ)),
 		},
 		Private: private,
 	}
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func go_mercure_publish(threadIndex C.uintptr_t, topics *C.struct__zval_struct,
 	zvalType := C.zval_get_type(topics)
 	switch zvalType {
 	case C.IS_STRING:
-		u.Topics = []string{GoString(unsafe.Pointer(topics))}
+		u.Topics = []string{GoString(unsafe.Pointer(*(**C.zend_string)(unsafe.Pointer(&topics.value[0]))))}
 	case C.IS_ARRAY:
 		ts, err := GoPackedArray[string](unsafe.Pointer(topics))
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/mercure_test.go b/mercure_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..857e14bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mercure_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+//go:build !nomercure
+
+package frankenphp_test
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/dunglas/frankenphp"
+	"github.com/dunglas/mercure"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestMercurePublish_module(t *testing.T) { testMercurePublish(t, &testOptions{}) }
+func TestMercurePublish_worker(t *testing.T) {
+	testMercurePublish(t, &testOptions{workerScript: "index.php"})
+}
+func testMercurePublish(t *testing.T, opts *testOptions) {
+	h, err := mercure.NewHub(t.Context(), mercure.WithTransport(mercure.NewLocalTransport(mercure.NewSubscriberList(0))))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	opts.requestOpts = []frankenphp.RequestOption{frankenphp.WithMercureHub(h)}
+
+	runTest(t, func(handler func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request), _ *httptest.Server, i int) {
+		body, _ := testGet(fmt.Sprintf("https://example.com/mercure-publish.php?i=%d", i), handler, t)
+		assert.Contains(t, body, "update 1: ")
+		assert.Contains(t, body, "update 2: ")
+	}, opts)
+}
diff --git a/testdata/flush.php b/testdata/flush.php
index 7c25f133..347fce38 100644
--- a/testdata/flush.php
+++ b/testdata/flush.php
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-
 require_once __DIR__.'/_executor.php';
 
 return function () {
diff --git a/testdata/mercure-publish.php b/testdata/mercure-publish.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f1c16a43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/mercure-publish.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php
+
+require_once __DIR__.'/_executor.php';
+
+return function () {
+	echo "update 1: " . mercure_publish('foo', 'bar', true, 'myid', 'mytype', 10) . PHP_EOL;
+	echo "update 2: " . mercure_publish(['baz', 'bar']) . PHP_EOL;
+};