diff --git a/lib/HueBridge.js b/lib/HueBridge.js
index df76891..a051764 100644
--- a/lib/HueBridge.js
+++ b/lib/HueBridge.js
@@ -996,8 +996,8 @@ HueBridge.prototype.listen = function () {
 }
 
 HueBridge.prototype.listen2 = async function () {
-  const eventStream = new EventStreamClient(this.hueClient, { retryTime: 15 })
-  eventStream
+  this.eventStream = new EventStreamClient(this.hueClient, { retryTime: 15 })
+  this.eventStream
     .on('error', (error) => {
       if (error.request == null) {
         this.log.warn('%s: event stream error: %s', this.name, formatError(error))
@@ -1064,8 +1064,8 @@ HueBridge.prototype.listen2 = async function () {
         this.log.warn('%s: event stream error: %s', this.name, formatError(error))
       }
     })
-  await eventStream.init()
-  eventStream.listen()
+  await this.eventStream.init()
+  this.eventStream.listen()
 }
 
 // ===== Heartbeat =============================================================