diff --git a/ahtcg_bot.py b/ahtcg_bot.py
index 3e245b7..cae66bf 100755
--- a/ahtcg_bot.py
+++ b/ahtcg_bot.py
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ class ArkhamDBUpdater(discord.Client):
         with open(self.channel_list_file) as f:
             self.channel_list = set(json.load(f))
 
+    async def setup_hook(self) -> None:
+        self.arkhamdb_client = ArkhamDBClient()
+
     async def close(self) -> None:
         await self.arkhamdb_client.close()
         await super().close()
@@ -81,8 +84,6 @@ class ArkhamDBUpdater(discord.Client):
         await tree.sync()
 
     async def on_ready(self) -> None:
-        self.arkhamdb_client = ArkhamDBClient()
-
         logging.info(f"Logged in as {self.user} (ID: {self.user.id})")
         expected_permissions = permissions = discord.Permissions(
             read_messages=True,