diff --git a/lib.go b/lib.go
index 652c5fe..699269b 100644
--- a/lib.go
+++ b/lib.go
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ func _startCwtch(appDir string, torPath string) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	log.Infof("Creating new EventHandler()")
+	eventHandler = utils.NewEventHandler()
+
 	// Exclude Tapir wire Messages
 	//(We need a TRACE level)
 	log.ExcludeFromPattern("service.go")
@@ -144,9 +147,6 @@ func _startCwtch(appDir string, torPath string) {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
-	log.Infof("Creating new EventHandler()")
-	eventHandler = utils.NewEventHandler()
-
 	log.Infof("making directory %v", appDir)
 	os.MkdirAll(path.Join(appDir, "tor"), 0700)
 	tor.NewTorrc().WithSocksPort(port).WithOnionTrafficOnly().WithControlPort(controlPort).WithHashedPassword(base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(key)).Build(filepath.Join(appDir, "tor", "torrc"))