diff --git a/litecord/pubsub/dispatcher.py b/litecord/pubsub/dispatcher.py
index 4ad5ee7..7d40c07 100644
--- a/litecord/pubsub/dispatcher.py
+++ b/litecord/pubsub/dispatcher.py
@@ -128,3 +128,25 @@ class DispatcherWithState(Dispatcher):
 
     async def dispatch(self, key, *args):
         raise NotImplementedError
+
+
+class DispatcherWithFlags(DispatcherWithState):
+    """Pub/Sub backend with both a state and a flags store."""
+
+    def __init__(self, main):
+        super().__init__(main)
+
+        #: keep flags for subscribers, so for example
+        # a subscriber could drop all presence events at the
+        # pubsub level. see gateway's guild_subscriptions field for more
+        self.flags = defaultdict(dict)
+
+    async def sub(self, key, identifier, flags=None):
+        """Subscribe a user to the guild."""
+        await super().sub(key, identifier)
+        self.flags[key][identifier] = flags or {}
+
+    async def unsub(self, key, identifier):
+        """Unsubscribe a user from the guild."""
+        await super().unsub(key, identifier)
+        self.flags[key].pop(identifier)
diff --git a/litecord/pubsub/guild.py b/litecord/pubsub/guild.py
index fdfdf2c..20b3bd1 100644
--- a/litecord/pubsub/guild.py
+++ b/litecord/pubsub/guild.py
@@ -22,25 +22,17 @@ from collections import defaultdict
 
 from logbook import Logger
 
-from .dispatcher import DispatcherWithState
+from .dispatcher import DispatcherWithFlags
 from litecord.permissions import get_permissions
 
 log = Logger(__name__)
 
 
-class GuildDispatcher(DispatcherWithState):
+class GuildDispatcher(DispatcherWithFlags):
     """Guild backend for Pub/Sub"""
     KEY_TYPE = int
     VAL_TYPE = int
 
-    def __init__(self, main):
-        super().__init__(main)
-
-        #: keep flags for subscribers, so for example
-        # a subscriber could drop all presence events at the
-        # pubsub level. see gateway's guild_subscriptions field for more
-        self.flags = defaultdict(dict)
-
     async def _chan_action(self, action: str,
                            guild_id: int, user_id: int, flags=None):
         """Send an action to all channels of the guild."""
@@ -80,17 +72,14 @@ class GuildDispatcher(DispatcherWithState):
                       meth, chan_id)
             await method(chan_id, *args)
 
-    async def sub(self, guild_id: int, user_id: int, flags = None):
+    async def sub(self, guild_id: int, user_id: int, flags=None):
         """Subscribe a user to the guild."""
-        await super().sub(guild_id, user_id)
-        self.flags[guild_id][user_id] = flags or {}
-
+        await super().sub(guild_id, user_id, flags)
         await self._chan_action('sub', guild_id, user_id, flags)
 
     async def unsub(self, guild_id: int, user_id: int):
         """Unsubscribe a user from the guild."""
         await super().unsub(guild_id, user_id)
-        self.flags[guild_id].pop(user_id)
         await self._chan_action('unsub', guild_id, user_id)
 
     async def dispatch_filter(self, guild_id: int, func,