diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index fe43dcd..d576ee7 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ async fn main() {
 
     // TODO: do checks when getting data in add guild etc.
     println!("Initialize guild voice popin state");
-    utils::guild_popin::init(client);
+    utils::guild_popin::init(&client).await;
 
     if let Err(why) = client.start().await {
         println!("Client error: {:?}", why);
diff --git a/src/utils/guild_popin.rs b/src/utils/guild_popin.rs
index eb94b9a..ea327fb 100644
--- a/src/utils/guild_popin.rs
+++ b/src/utils/guild_popin.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ async fn popin_soon(ctx: Context, guild: Guild) {
     tokio::spawn(popin(ctx.clone(),guild));
 }
 
-pub async fn init(client: Client) {
+pub async fn init(client: &Client) {
     let mut data = client.data.write().await;
     data.insert::<GuildPopIn>(Arc::new(RwLock::new(HashMap::default())))
 }