diff --git a/src/amqp_queue.cpp b/src/amqp_queue.cpp
index ea932b1..8b7a9f6 100644
--- a/src/amqp_queue.cpp
+++ b/src/amqp_queue.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ void Queue::onOpen()
 {
     Q_D(Queue);
     if (d->delayedDeclare)
-        d->declare();
+        declare();
 
     if (!d->delayedBindings.isEmpty()) {
         typedef QPair<QString, QString> BindingPair;
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ void Queue::onOpen()
 
 void Queue::onClose()
 {
-    Q_D(Queue);
-    d->remove(true, true);
+    remove(true, true);
 }
 
 Queue::QueueOptions Queue::option() const
@@ -59,24 +58,60 @@ bool Queue::noAck() const
     return d->noAck;
 }
 
-void Queue::declare()
-{
-    Q_D(Queue);
-    declare(d->name, QueueOptions(Durable | AutoDelete));
-}
-
 void Queue::declare(const QString &name, QueueOptions options)
 {
     Q_D(Queue);
-    setName(name);
+    if (!name.isEmpty())
+        d->name = name;
     d->options = options;
-    d->declare();
+
+    if (!d->opened) {
+        d->delayedDeclare = true;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    Frame::Method frame(Frame::fcQueue, QueuePrivate::miDeclare);
+    frame.setChannel(d->number);
+
+    QByteArray arguments;
+    QDataStream out(&arguments, QIODevice::WriteOnly);
+
+    out << qint16(0);   //reserver 1
+    Frame::writeField('s', out, d->name);
+
+    out << qint8(options);
+    Frame::writeField('F', out, Frame::TableField());
+
+    frame.setArguments(arguments);
+    d->sendFrame(frame);
+    d->delayedDeclare = false;
 }
 
 void Queue::remove(bool ifUnused, bool ifEmpty, bool noWait)
 {
     Q_D(Queue);
-    d->remove(ifUnused, ifEmpty, noWait);
+    if (!d->declared) {
+        qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "trying to remove undeclared queue, aborting...";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    Frame::Method frame(Frame::fcQueue, QueuePrivate::miDelete);
+    frame.setChannel(d->number);
+
+    QByteArray arguments;
+    QDataStream out(&arguments, QIODevice::WriteOnly);
+
+    out << qint16(0);   //reserver 1
+    Frame::writeField('s', out, d->name);
+
+    qint8 flag = 0;
+    flag |= (ifUnused ? 0x1 : 0);
+    flag |= (ifEmpty ? 0x2 : 0);
+    flag |= (noWait ? 0x4 : 0);
+    out << flag;
+
+    frame.setArguments(arguments);
+    d->sendFrame(frame);
 }
 
 void Queue::purge()
@@ -177,12 +212,12 @@ void Queue::_q_content(const Frame::Content &frame)
     if (frame.channel() != d->number)
         return;
 
-    if (d->messages_.isEmpty()) {
+    if (d->messages.isEmpty()) {
         qErrnoWarning("Received content-header without method frame before");
         return;
     }
 
-    MessagePtr &message = d->messages_.last();
+    MessagePtr &message = d->messages.last();
     message->leftSize = frame.bodySize();
     QHash<int, QVariant>::ConstIterator it;
     QHash<int, QVariant>::ConstIterator itEnd = frame.properties_.constEnd();
@@ -197,32 +232,32 @@ void Queue::_q_body(const Frame::ContentBody &frame)
     if (frame.channel() != d->number)
         return;
 
-    if (d->messages_.isEmpty()) {
+    if (d->messages.isEmpty()) {
         qErrnoWarning("Received content-body without method frame before");
         return;
     }
 
-    MessagePtr &message = d->messages_.last();
+    MessagePtr &message = d->messages.last();
     message->payload.append(frame.body());
     message->leftSize -= frame.body().size();
 
-    if (message->leftSize == 0 && d->messages_.size() == 1)
+    if (message->leftSize == 0 && d->messages.size() == 1)
         Q_EMIT messageReceived(this);
 }
 
 MessagePtr Queue::getMessage()
 {
     Q_D(Queue);
-    return d->messages_.dequeue();
+    return d->messages.dequeue();
 }
 
 bool Queue::hasMessage() const
 {
     Q_D(const Queue);
-    if (d->messages_.isEmpty())
+    if (d->messages.isEmpty())
         return false;
 
-    const MessagePtr &q = d->messages_.head();
+    const MessagePtr &q = d->messages.head();
     return q->leftSize == 0;
 }
 
@@ -424,52 +459,6 @@ void QueuePrivate::unbindOk(const Frame::Method &frame)
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(q, "binded", Q_ARG(bool, false));
 }
 
-void QueuePrivate::declare()
-{
-    if (!opened) {
-        delayedDeclare = true;
-        return;
-    }
-
-    Frame::Method frame(Frame::fcQueue, miDeclare);
-    frame.setChannel(number);
-    QByteArray arguments_;
-    QDataStream out(&arguments_, QIODevice::WriteOnly);
-    out << qint16(0); //reserver 1
-    Frame::writeField('s', out, name);
-    out << qint8(options);
-    Frame::writeField('F', out, Frame::TableField());
-
-    frame.setArguments(arguments_);
-    sendFrame(frame);
-    delayedDeclare = false;
-}
-
-void QueuePrivate::remove(bool ifUnused, bool ifEmpty, bool noWait)
-{
-    if (!declared)
-        return;
-
-    Frame::Method frame(Frame::fcQueue, miDelete);
-    frame.setChannel(number);
-    QByteArray arguments_;
-    QDataStream out(&arguments_, QIODevice::WriteOnly);
-
-    out << qint16(0); //reserver 1
-    Frame::writeField('s', out, name);
-
-    qint8 flag = 0;
-
-    flag |= (ifUnused ? 0x1 : 0);
-    flag |= (ifEmpty ? 0x2 : 0);
-    flag |= (noWait ? 0x4 : 0);
-
-    out << flag;
-
-    frame.setArguments(arguments_);
-    sendFrame(frame);
-}
-
 void QueuePrivate::getOk(const Frame::Method &frame)
 {
     QByteArray data = frame.arguments();
@@ -486,7 +475,7 @@ void QueuePrivate::getOk(const Frame::Method &frame)
     newMessage->routeKey = routingKey;
     newMessage->exchangeName = exchangeName;
     newMessage->deliveryTag = deliveryTag;
-    messages_.enqueue(newMessage);
+    messages.enqueue(newMessage);
 }
 
 void QueuePrivate::consumeOk(const Frame::Method &frame)
@@ -519,5 +508,5 @@ void QueuePrivate::deliver(const Frame::Method &frame)
     newMessage->routeKey = routingKey;
     newMessage->exchangeName = exchangeName;
     newMessage->deliveryTag = deliveryTag;
-    messages_.enqueue(newMessage);
+    messages.enqueue(newMessage);
 }
diff --git a/src/amqp_queue.h b/src/amqp_queue.h
index d2cca7e..d0fa3ea 100644
--- a/src/amqp_queue.h
+++ b/src/amqp_queue.h
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ public:
     ~Queue();
     QueueOptions option() const;
 
-    void declare();
-    void declare(const QString &name, QueueOptions options);
+    void declare(const QString &name = QString(),
+                 QueueOptions options = QueueOptions(Durable | AutoDelete));
     void remove(bool ifUnused = true, bool ifEmpty = true, bool noWait = true);
 
     void purge();
diff --git a/src/amqp_queue_p.h b/src/amqp_queue_p.h
index e3b6526..7ca9511 100644
--- a/src/amqp_queue_p.h
+++ b/src/amqp_queue_p.h
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ public:
     QueuePrivate(Queue *q);
     ~QueuePrivate();
 
-    void declare();
-    void remove(bool ifUnused = true, bool ifEmpty = true, bool noWait = true);
-
     // method handler related
     virtual bool _q_method(const Frame::Method &frame);
     void declareOk(const Frame::Method &frame);
@@ -36,17 +33,14 @@ public:
     void consumeOk(const Frame::Method &frame);
     void deliver(const Frame::Method &frame);
 
-
     QString type;
     Queue::QueueOptions options;
     bool delayedDeclare;
     bool declared;
     bool noAck;
     QString consumerTag;
-
     QQueue<QPair<QString, QString> > delayedBindings;
-    QQueue<MessagePtr> messages_;
-
+    QQueue<MessagePtr> messages;
     bool recievingMessage;
 
     Q_DECLARE_PUBLIC(Queue)