diff --git a/tck/src/main/java/org/reactivestreams/tck/PublisherVerification.java b/tck/src/main/java/org/reactivestreams/tck/PublisherVerification.java
index c2f46576..12d1b682 100644
--- a/tck/src/main/java/org/reactivestreams/tck/PublisherVerification.java
+++ b/tck/src/main/java/org/reactivestreams/tck/PublisherVerification.java
@@ -361,6 +361,10 @@ public void run(final Publisher<T> pub) throws InterruptedException {
             public void onSubscribe(Subscription subs) {
               onSubscribeLatch.assertOpen("Only one onSubscribe call expected");
               onSubscribeLatch.close();
+
+              // If the publisher requires a request to publish the error, that follows the spec
+              // If it does not, this should be a no-op
+              subs.request(1);
             }
             @Override
             public void onError(Throwable cause) {
@@ -527,6 +531,10 @@ public void onError(Throwable cause) {
           public void onSubscribe(Subscription subs) {
             onSubscribeLatch.assertOpen("Only one onSubscribe call expected");
             onSubscribeLatch.close();
+
+            // If the publisher requires a request to publish the error, that follows the spec
+            // If it does not, this should be a no-op
+            subs.request(1);
           }
         };
         pub.subscribe(sub);