diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0718648f8..42eaffc57 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ dep_jsx          = git https://github.com/talentdeficit/jsx 2.9.0
 dep_getopt       = git https://github.com/jcomellas/getopt v0.8.2
 dep_lager        = git https://github.com/basho/lager master
 dep_lager_syslog = git https://github.com/basho/lager_syslog
-dep_esockd       = git https://github.com/emqtt/esockd v5.2.1
-dep_ekka         = git https://github.com/emqtt/ekka v0.2.2
-dep_mochiweb     = git https://github.com/emqtt/mochiweb v4.2.2
+dep_esockd       = git https://github.com/emqtt/esockd emqx30
+dep_ekka         = git https://github.com/emqtt/ekka develop
+dep_mochiweb     = git https://github.com/emqtt/mochiweb emqx30
 dep_pbkdf2       = git https://github.com/emqtt/pbkdf2 2.0.1
 dep_bcrypt       = git https://github.com/smarkets/erlang-bcrypt master
 dep_clique       = git https://github.com/emqtt/clique
@@ -29,16 +29,19 @@ ERLC_OPTS += +'{parse_transform, lager_transform}'
 BUILD_DEPS = cuttlefish
 dep_cuttlefish = git https://github.com/emqtt/cuttlefish
 
-TEST_DEPS = emqttc
-dep_emqttc = git https://github.com/emqtt/emqttc
+TEST_DEPS = emqx_ct_helplers
+dep_emqx_ct_helplers = git git@github.com:emqx/emqx_ct_helpers
 
 TEST_ERLC_OPTS += +debug_info
 TEST_ERLC_OPTS += +'{parse_transform, lager_transform}'
 
 EUNIT_OPTS = verbose
 
-CT_SUITES = emqx emqx_broker emqx_mod emqx_lib emqx_topic emqx_trie emqx_mqueue emqx_inflight \
-			emqx_vm emqx_net emqx_protocol emqx_access emqx_router
+CT_SUITES = emqx_inflight
+## emqx_trie emqx_router emqx_frame emqx_mqtt_compat
+
+#CT_SUITES = emqx emqx_broker emqx_mod emqx_lib emqx_topic emqx_mqueue emqx_inflight \
+#			emqx_vm emqx_net emqx_protocol emqx_access emqx_router
 
 CT_OPTS = -cover test/ct.cover.spec -erl_args -name emqxct@127.0.0.1
 
diff --git a/src/emqx_access_control.erl b/src/emqx_access_control.erl
index aa51c0df0..869ef2649 100644
--- a/src/emqx_access_control.erl
+++ b/src/emqx_access_control.erl
@@ -42,7 +42,20 @@
 %% @doc Start access control server.
 -spec(start_link() -> {ok, pid()} | ignore | {error, term()}).
 start_link() ->
-    gen_server:start_link({local, ?SERVER}, ?MODULE, [], []).
+    case gen_server:start_link({local, ?SERVER}, ?MODULE, [], []) of
+        {ok, Pid} ->
+            ok = register_default_mod(),
+            {ok, Pid};
+        {error, Reason} ->
+            {error, Reason}
+    end.
+
+register_default_mod() ->
+    case emqx_config:get_env(acl_file) of
+        {ok, File} ->
+            emqx_access_control:register_mod(acl, emqx_acl_internal, [File]);
+        undefined  -> ok
+    end.
 
 %% @doc Authenticate Client.
 -spec(auth(Client :: client(), Password :: password())
diff --git a/src/emqx_app.erl b/src/emqx_app.erl
index f7a51fc7f..54926f2a7 100644
--- a/src/emqx_app.erl
+++ b/src/emqx_app.erl
@@ -1,25 +1,23 @@
-%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% Copyright (c) 2013-2018 EMQ Inc. All rights reserved.
-%%
-%% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-%% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-%% You may obtain a copy of the License at
-%%
-%%     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-%%
-%% Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-%% distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-%% WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-%% See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-%% limitations under the License.
-%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%%%===================================================================
+%%% Copyright (c) 2013-2018 EMQ Inc. All rights reserved.
+%%%
+%%% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+%%% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+%%% You may obtain a copy of the License at
+%%%
+%%%     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+%%%
+%%% Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+%%% distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+%%% WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+%%% See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+%%% limitations under the License.
+%%%===================================================================
 
 -module(emqx_app).
 
 -behaviour(application).
 
--include("emqx_mqtt.hrl").
-
 %% Application callbacks
 -export([start/2, stop/1]).
 
@@ -33,9 +31,10 @@ start(_Type, _Args) ->
     print_banner(),
     ekka:start(),
     {ok, Sup} = emqx_sup:start_link(),
-    %%TODO: fixme later
-    ok = register_acl_mod(),
     emqx_modules:load(),
+    emqx_plugins:init(),
+    emqx_plugins:load(),
+    emqx_listeners:start(),
     start_autocluster(),
     register(emqx, self()),
     print_vsn(),
@@ -43,8 +42,8 @@ start(_Type, _Args) ->
 
 -spec(stop(State :: term()) -> term()).
 stop(_State) ->
-    emqx_modules:unload(),
-    catch emqx_mqtt:shutdown().
+    emqx_listeners:stop(),
+    emqx_modules:unload().
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% Print Banner
@@ -57,16 +56,6 @@ print_vsn() ->
     {ok, Vsn} = application:get_key(vsn),
     io:format("~s ~s is running now!~n", [?APP, Vsn]).
 
-%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-%% Register default ACL File
-%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-register_acl_mod() ->
-    case emqx_config:get_env(acl_file) of
-        {ok, File} -> emqx_access_control:register_mod(acl, emqx_acl_internal, [File]);
-        undefined  -> ok
-    end.
-
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% Autocluster
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -74,10 +63,5 @@ register_acl_mod() ->
 start_autocluster() ->
     ekka:callback(prepare, fun emqx:shutdown/1),
     ekka:callback(reboot,  fun emqx:reboot/0),
-    ekka:autocluster(?APP, fun after_autocluster/0).
-
-after_autocluster() ->
-    emqx_plugins:init(),
-    emqx_plugins:load(),
-    emqx_mqtt:bootstrap().
+    ekka:autocluster(?APP).
 
diff --git a/src/emqx_broker.erl b/src/emqx_broker.erl
index aaacb086d..5a6c9d954 100644
--- a/src/emqx_broker.erl
+++ b/src/emqx_broker.erl
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 -export([dispatch/2, dispatch/3]).
 -export([subscriptions/1, subscribers/1, subscribed/2]).
 -export([get_subopts/2, set_subopts/3]).
+-export([topics/0]).
 
 %% gen_server Function Exports
 -export([init/1, handle_call/3, handle_cast/2, handle_info/2,
@@ -95,13 +96,17 @@ unsubscribe(Topic, Subscriber, Timeout) ->
 %% Publish
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+-spec(publish(topic(), payload()) -> delivery() | stopped).
+publish(Topic, Payload) when is_binary(Topic), is_binary(Payload) ->
+    publish(emqx_message:make(Topic, Payload)).
+
 -spec(publish(message()) -> delivery() | stopped).
 publish(Msg = #message{from = From}) ->
     %% Hook to trace?
     trace(publish, From, Msg),
     case emqx_hooks:run('message.publish', [], Msg) of
         {ok, Msg1 = #message{topic = Topic}} ->
-            publish(Topic, Msg1);
+            route(aggre(emqx_router:match_routes(Topic)), delivery(Msg1));
         {stop, Msg1} ->
             emqx_logger:warning("Stop publishing: ~s", [emqx_message:format(Msg1)]),
             stopped
@@ -123,8 +128,9 @@ trace(public, From, #message{topic = Topic, payload = Payload})
     emqx_logger:info([{client, From}, {topic, Topic}],
                      "~s PUBLISH to ~s: ~p", [From, Topic, Payload]).
 
-publish(Topic, Msg) ->
-    route(aggre(emqx_router:match_routes(Topic)), delivery(Msg)).
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Route
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 route([], Delivery = #delivery{message = Msg}) ->
     emqx_hooks:run('message.dropped', [undefined, Msg]),
@@ -258,6 +264,9 @@ pick(SubId) when is_binary(SubId) ->
 pick({SubId, SubPid}) when is_binary(SubId), is_pid(SubPid) ->
     pick(SubId).
 
+-spec(topics() -> [topic()]).
+topics() -> emqx_router:topics().
+
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% gen_server callbacks
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/emqx_message.erl b/src/emqx_message.erl
index 04d9c1d9c..79adf6ad1 100644
--- a/src/emqx_message.erl
+++ b/src/emqx_message.erl
@@ -19,15 +19,16 @@
 -include("emqx.hrl").
 -include("emqx_mqtt.hrl").
 
--export([make/3, make/4]).
-
+-export([make/2, make/3, make/4]).
 -export([get_flag/2, get_flag/3, set_flag/2, unset_flag/2]).
-
 -export([get_header/2, get_header/3, set_header/3]).
-
 -export([get_user_property/2, get_user_property/3, set_user_property/3]).
 
-%% Create a default message
+-spec(make(topic(), payload()) -> message()).
+make(Topic, Payload) ->
+    make(undefined, Topic, Payload).
+
+%% Create a message
 -spec(make(atom() | client(), topic(), payload()) -> message()).
 make(From, Topic, Payload) when is_atom(From); is_record(From, client) ->
     make(From, ?QOS_0, Topic, Payload).