diff --git a/pubsub/jetstream/jetstream.go b/pubsub/jetstream/jetstream.go
index 2ead8a94c..bcc095acd 100644
--- a/pubsub/jetstream/jetstream.go
+++ b/pubsub/jetstream/jetstream.go
@@ -126,14 +126,11 @@ func (js *jetstreamPubSub) Subscribe(ctx context.Context, req pubsub.SubscribeRe
 
 	if v := js.meta.startTime; !v.IsZero() {
 		consumerConfig.OptStartTime = &v
-	} else if v := js.meta.startSequence; v > 0 {
-		consumerConfig.OptStartSeq = v
-	} else if js.meta.deliverAll {
-		consumerConfig.DeliverPolicy = nats.DeliverAllPolicy
-	} else {
-		consumerConfig.DeliverPolicy = nats.DeliverLastPolicy
 	}
-
+	if v := js.meta.startSequence; v > 0 {
+		consumerConfig.OptStartSeq = v
+	}
+	consumerConfig.DeliverPolicy = js.meta.deliverPolicy
 	if js.meta.flowControl {
 		consumerConfig.FlowControl = true
 	}
diff --git a/pubsub/jetstream/metadata.go b/pubsub/jetstream/metadata.go
index 926a3c645..c7cf78288 100644
--- a/pubsub/jetstream/metadata.go
+++ b/pubsub/jetstream/metadata.go
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ type metadata struct {
 	queueGroupName string
 	startSequence  uint64
 	startTime      time.Time
-	deliverAll     bool
 	flowControl    bool
 	ackWait        time.Duration
 	maxDeliver     int
@@ -50,6 +49,7 @@ type metadata struct {
 	memoryStorage  bool
 	rateLimit      uint64
 	hearbeat       time.Duration
+	deliverPolicy  nats.DeliverPolicy
 	ackPolicy      nats.AckPolicy
 }
 
@@ -104,10 +104,6 @@ func parseMetadata(psm pubsub.Metadata) (metadata, error) {
 		m.startTime = time.Unix(v, 0)
 	}
 
-	if v, err := strconv.ParseBool(psm.Properties["deliverAll"]); err == nil {
-		m.deliverAll = v
-	}
-
 	if v, err := strconv.ParseBool(psm.Properties["flowControl"]); err == nil {
 		m.flowControl = v
 	}
@@ -147,6 +143,22 @@ func parseMetadata(psm pubsub.Metadata) (metadata, error) {
 		m.hearbeat = v
 	}
 
+	deliverPolicy := psm.Properties["deliverPolicy"]
+	switch deliverPolicy {
+	case "all", "":
+		m.deliverPolicy = nats.DeliverAllPolicy
+	case "last":
+		m.deliverPolicy = nats.DeliverLastPolicy
+	case "new":
+		m.deliverPolicy = nats.DeliverNewPolicy
+	case "sequence":
+		m.deliverPolicy = nats.DeliverByStartSequencePolicy
+	case "time":
+		m.deliverPolicy = nats.DeliverByStartTimePolicy
+	default:
+		return metadata{}, fmt.Errorf("deliver policy %s is not one of: all, last, new, sequence, time", deliverPolicy)
+	}
+
 	m.streamName = psm.Properties["streamName"]
 
 	switch psm.Properties["ackPolicy"] {
diff --git a/pubsub/jetstream/metadata_test.go b/pubsub/jetstream/metadata_test.go
index 2775b18d9..65a2fab52 100644
--- a/pubsub/jetstream/metadata_test.go
+++ b/pubsub/jetstream/metadata_test.go
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ func TestParseMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 					"queueGroupName": "myQueue",
 					"startSequence":  "1",
 					"startTime":      "1629328511",
-					"deliverAll":     "true",
 					"flowControl":    "true",
 					"ackWait":        "2s",
 					"maxDeliver":     "10",
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ func TestParseMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 				queueGroupName: "myQueue",
 				startSequence:  1,
 				startTime:      time.Unix(1629328511, 0),
-				deliverAll:     true,
 				flowControl:    true,
 				ackWait:        2 * time.Second,
 				maxDeliver:     10,
@@ -70,6 +68,7 @@ func TestParseMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 				memoryStorage:  true,
 				rateLimit:      20000,
 				hearbeat:       time.Second * 1,
+				deliverPolicy:  nats.DeliverAllPolicy,
 				ackPolicy:      nats.AckExplicitPolicy,
 			},
 			expectErr: false,
@@ -82,9 +81,7 @@ func TestParseMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 					"name":           "myName",
 					"durableName":    "myDurable",
 					"queueGroupName": "myQueue",
-					"startSequence":  "1",
 					"startTime":      "1629328511",
-					"deliverAll":     "true",
 					"flowControl":    "true",
 					"ackWait":        "2s",
 					"maxDeliver":     "10",
@@ -95,6 +92,8 @@ func TestParseMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 					"rateLimit":      "20000",
 					"hearbeat":       "1s",
 					"token":          "myToken",
+					"deliverPolicy":  "sequence",
+					"startSequence":  "5",
 					"ackPolicy":      "all",
 				},
 			}},
@@ -103,9 +102,8 @@ func TestParseMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 				name:           "myName",
 				durableName:    "myDurable",
 				queueGroupName: "myQueue",
-				startSequence:  1,
+				startSequence:  5,
 				startTime:      time.Unix(1629328511, 0),
-				deliverAll:     true,
 				flowControl:    true,
 				ackWait:        2 * time.Second,
 				maxDeliver:     10,
@@ -116,6 +114,7 @@ func TestParseMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 				rateLimit:      20000,
 				hearbeat:       time.Second * 1,
 				token:          "myToken",
+				deliverPolicy:  nats.DeliverByStartSequencePolicy,
 				ackPolicy:      nats.AckAllPolicy,
 			},
 			expectErr: false,
@@ -130,7 +129,6 @@ func TestParseMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 					"queueGroupName": "myQueue",
 					"startSequence":  "1",
 					"startTime":      "1629328511",
-					"deliverAll":     "true",
 					"flowControl":    "true",
 					"jwt":            "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIxMjM0NTY3ODkwIiwibmFtZSI6IkpvaG4gRG9lIiwiaWF0IjoxNTE2MjM5MDIyfQ.SflKxwRJSMeKKF2QT4fwpMeJf36POk6yJV_adQssw5c",
 				},
@@ -148,7 +146,6 @@ func TestParseMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 					"queueGroupName": "myQueue",
 					"startSequence":  "1",
 					"startTime":      "1629328511",
-					"deliverAll":     "true",
 					"flowControl":    "true",
 					"seedKey":        "SUACS34K232OKPRDOMKC6QEWXWUDJTT6R6RZM2WPMURUS5Z3POU7BNIL4Y",
 				},
@@ -166,7 +163,6 @@ func TestParseMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 					"queueGroupName":  "myQueue",
 					"startSequence":   "1",
 					"startTime":       "1629328511",
-					"deliverAll":      "true",
 					"flowControl":     "true",
 					"tls_client_cert": "/path/to/tls.pem",
 				},
@@ -184,7 +180,6 @@ func TestParseMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 					"queueGroupName": "myQueue",
 					"startSequence":  "1",
 					"startTime":      "1629328511",
-					"deliverAll":     "true",
 					"flowControl":    "true",
 					"tls_client_key": "/path/to/tls.key",
 				},