diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/BinaryClient.java b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/BinaryClient.java
index 245a0c9..fb0cc7e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/BinaryClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/BinaryClient.java
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 package redis.clients.jedis;
 
+import static redis.clients.jedis.Protocol.toByteArray;
+import static redis.clients.jedis.Protocol.Command.*;
+import static redis.clients.jedis.Protocol.Keyword.LIMIT;
+import static redis.clients.jedis.Protocol.Keyword.NO;
+import static redis.clients.jedis.Protocol.Keyword.ONE;
+import static redis.clients.jedis.Protocol.Keyword.STORE;
+import static redis.clients.jedis.Protocol.Keyword.WITHSCORES;
+
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import redis.clients.jedis.Protocol.Command;
 import redis.clients.jedis.Protocol.Keyword;
-import static redis.clients.jedis.Protocol.toByteArray;
-
-import static redis.clients.jedis.Protocol.Command.*;
-import static redis.clients.jedis.Protocol.Keyword.*;
 public class BinaryClient extends Connection {
 	public enum LIST_POSITION {
 		BEFORE, AFTER;
diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisPubSub.java b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisPubSub.java
index ac6918d..e0c5dec 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisPubSub.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/JedisPubSub.java
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package redis.clients.jedis;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import static redis.clients.jedis.Protocol.Keyword.*;
+
 public abstract class JedisPubSub {
     private int subscribedChannels = 0;
     private Client client;
@@ -62,26 +65,78 @@ public abstract class JedisPubSub {
     private void process(Client client) {
         do {
             List<Object> reply = client.getObjectMultiBulkReply();
-            if (reply.get(0).equals("subscribe")) {
+            final Object firstObj = reply.get(0);
+            if (!(firstObj instanceof byte[])) {
+            	throw
+            		new JedisException("Unknown message type: "+ firstObj);
+            }
+            final byte[] resp = (byte[]) firstObj;
+            if(Arrays.equals(SUBSCRIBE.raw, resp)) {
                 subscribedChannels = ((Integer) reply.get(2)).intValue();
-                onSubscribe((String) reply.get(1), subscribedChannels);
-            } else if (reply.get(0).equals("unsubscribe")) {
+                final byte[] bchannel = (byte[]) reply.get(1);
+                final String strchannel =
+                	(bchannel == null) ?
+                			null :
+                			new String(bchannel, Protocol.UTF8);
+               	onSubscribe(strchannel, subscribedChannels);
+            } else if (Arrays.equals(UNSUBSCRIBE.raw, resp)) {
                 subscribedChannels = ((Integer) reply.get(2)).intValue();
-                onUnsubscribe((String) reply.get(1), subscribedChannels);
-            } else if (reply.get(0).equals("message")) {
-                onMessage((String) reply.get(1), (String) reply.get(2));
-            } else if (reply.get(0).equals("pmessage")) {
-                onPMessage((String) reply.get(1), (String) reply.get(2),
-                        (String) reply.get(3));
-            } else if (reply.get(0).equals("psubscribe")) {
+                final byte[] bchannel = (byte[]) reply.get(1);
+                final String strchannel =
+                	(bchannel == null) ?
+                		null : 
+                		new String(bchannel, Protocol.UTF8);
+               	onUnsubscribe(strchannel, subscribedChannels);
+            } else if (Arrays.equals(MESSAGE.raw, resp)) {
+                final byte[] bchannel = (byte[]) reply.get(1);
+                final byte[] bmesg = (byte[]) reply.get(2);
+                final String strchannel =
+                	(bchannel == null) ?
+                		null :
+                		new String(bchannel, Protocol.UTF8);
+                final String strmesg =
+                	(bmesg == null) ?
+                		null :
+                		new String(bmesg, Protocol.UTF8);
+                onMessage(strchannel, strmesg);
+            } else if (Arrays.equals(PMESSAGE.raw, resp)) {
+            	final byte[] bpattern = (byte[]) reply.get(1);
+                final byte[] bchannel = (byte[]) reply.get(2);
+                final byte[] bmesg = (byte[]) reply.get(3);
+                final String strpattern =
+                	(bpattern == null) ?
+                		null :
+                		new String(bpattern, Protocol.UTF8);
+                final String strchannel =
+                	(bchannel == null) ?
+                		null :
+                		new String(bchannel, Protocol.UTF8);
+                final String strmesg =
+                	(bmesg == null) ?
+                		null :
+                		new String(bmesg, Protocol.UTF8);
+                onPMessage(
+                		strpattern,
+                		strchannel,
+                		strmesg);
+            } else if (Arrays.equals(PSUBSCRIBE.raw, resp)) {
                 subscribedChannels = ((Integer) reply.get(2)).intValue();
-                onPSubscribe((String) reply.get(1), subscribedChannels);
-            } else if (reply.get(0).equals("punsubscribe")) {
+            	final byte[] bpattern = (byte[]) reply.get(1);
+                final String strpattern =
+                	(bpattern == null) ?
+                		null :
+                		new String(bpattern, Protocol.UTF8);
+                onPSubscribe(strpattern, subscribedChannels);
+            } else if (Arrays.equals(PUNSUBSCRIBE.raw, resp)) {
                 subscribedChannels = ((Integer) reply.get(2)).intValue();
-                onPUnsubscribe((String) reply.get(1), subscribedChannels);
+            	final byte[] bpattern = (byte[]) reply.get(1);
+                final String strpattern =
+                	(bpattern == null) ?
+                		null :
+                		new String(bpattern, Protocol.UTF8);
+                onPUnsubscribe(strpattern, subscribedChannels);
             } else {
-                throw new JedisException("Unknown message type: "
-                        + reply.get(0));
+                throw new JedisException("Unknown message type: "+ firstObj);
             }
         } while (isSubscribed());
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Protocol.java b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Protocol.java
index a6a89e4..7ae5b2a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Protocol.java
+++ b/src/main/java/redis/clients/jedis/Protocol.java
@@ -286,18 +286,24 @@ public final class Protocol {
     	BY,
     	DESC,
     	GET,
+    	LIMIT,
+    	MESSAGE,
     	NO,
     	NOSORT,
+    	PMESSAGE,
+    	PSUBSCRIBE,
+    	PUNSUBSCRIBE,
     	ONE,
-    	LIMIT,
     	SET,
     	STORE,
+    	SUBSCRIBE,
+    	UNSUBSCRIBE,
     	WEIGHTS,
     	WITHSCORES;
     	public final byte[] raw;
 
     	Keyword() {
-    		raw = this.name().getBytes(UTF8);
+    		raw = this.name().toLowerCase().getBytes(UTF8);
     	}
     	
     }