diff --git a/internal/actors/announce/actor.go b/internal/actors/announce/actor.go
index 10bf629..e1c4014 100644
--- a/internal/actors/announce/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/announce/actor.go
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	botTwitchClient *twitch.Client
+	botTwitchClient func() *twitch.Client
 
 	announceChatcommandRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^/announce(|blue|green|orange|purple) +(.+)$`)
 )
 
 // Register provides the plugins.RegisterFunc
 func Register(args plugins.RegistrationArguments) error {
-	botTwitchClient = args.GetTwitchClient()
+	botTwitchClient = args.GetTwitchClient
 
 	args.RegisterMessageModFunc("/announce", handleChatCommand)
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func handleChatCommand(m *irc.Message) error {
 		return errors.New("announce message does not match required format")
 	}
 
-	if err := botTwitchClient.SendChatAnnouncement(context.Background(), channel, matches[1], matches[2]); err != nil {
+	if err := botTwitchClient().SendChatAnnouncement(context.Background(), channel, matches[1], matches[2]); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "sending announcement")
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/actors/ban/actor.go b/internal/actors/ban/actor.go
index 918be39..5c2fc43 100644
--- a/internal/actors/ban/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/ban/actor.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 const actorName = "ban"
 
 var (
-	botTwitchClient *twitch.Client
+	botTwitchClient func() *twitch.Client
 	formatMessage   plugins.MsgFormatter
 
 	banChatcommandRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^/ban +([^\s]+) +(.+)$`)
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var (
 
 // Register provides the plugins.RegisterFunc
 func Register(args plugins.RegistrationArguments) (err error) {
-	botTwitchClient = args.GetTwitchClient()
+	botTwitchClient = args.GetTwitchClient
 	formatMessage = args.FormatMessage
 
 	args.RegisterActor(actorName, func() plugins.Actor { return &actor{} })
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (actor) Execute(_ *irc.Client, m *irc.Message, r *plugins.Rule, eventData *
 	}
 
 	return false, errors.Wrap(
-		botTwitchClient.BanUser(
+		botTwitchClient().BanUser(
 			context.Background(),
 			plugins.DeriveChannel(m, eventData),
 			plugins.DeriveUser(m, eventData),
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func handleAPIBan(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		reason  = r.FormValue("reason")
 	)
 
-	if err := botTwitchClient.BanUser(r.Context(), channel, user, 0, reason); err != nil {
+	if err := botTwitchClient().BanUser(r.Context(), channel, user, 0, reason); err != nil {
 		http.Error(w, errors.Wrap(err, "issuing ban").Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func handleChatCommand(m *irc.Message) error {
 		return errors.New("ban message does not match required format")
 	}
 
-	if err := botTwitchClient.BanUser(context.Background(), channel, matches[1], 0, matches[2]); err != nil {
+	if err := botTwitchClient().BanUser(context.Background(), channel, matches[1], 0, matches[2]); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "executing ban")
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/actors/clipdetector/actor.go b/internal/actors/clipdetector/actor.go
index 10251ad..3891f64 100644
--- a/internal/actors/clipdetector/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/clipdetector/actor.go
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ import (
 const actorName = "clipdetector"
 
 var (
-	botTwitchClient *twitch.Client
+	botTwitchClient func() *twitch.Client
 	clipIDScanner   = regexp.MustCompile(`(?:clips\.twitch\.tv|www\.twitch\.tv/[^/]*/clip)/([A-Za-z0-9_-]+)`)
 )
 
 // Register provides the plugins.RegisterFunc
 func Register(args plugins.RegistrationArguments) error {
-	botTwitchClient = args.GetTwitchClient()
+	botTwitchClient = args.GetTwitchClient
 
 	args.RegisterActor(actorName, func() plugins.Actor { return &Actor{} })
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (Actor) Execute(c *irc.Client, m *irc.Message, r *plugins.Rule, eventData *
 			continue
 		}
 
-		clipInfo, err := botTwitchClient.GetClipByID(context.Background(), clipIDMatch[1])
+		clipInfo, err := botTwitchClient().GetClipByID(context.Background(), clipIDMatch[1])
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, errors.Wrap(err, "getting clip info")
 		}
diff --git a/internal/actors/delete/actor.go b/internal/actors/delete/actor.go
index 5052fe1..304a033 100644
--- a/internal/actors/delete/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/delete/actor.go
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ import (
 
 const actorName = "delete"
 
-var botTwitchClient *twitch.Client
+var botTwitchClient func() *twitch.Client
 
 // Register provides the plugins.RegisterFunc
 func Register(args plugins.RegistrationArguments) error {
-	botTwitchClient = args.GetTwitchClient()
+	botTwitchClient = args.GetTwitchClient
 
 	args.RegisterActor(actorName, func() plugins.Actor { return &actor{} })
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (actor) Execute(_ *irc.Client, m *irc.Message, _ *plugins.Rule, eventData *
 	}
 
 	return false, errors.Wrap(
-		botTwitchClient.DeleteMessage(
+		botTwitchClient().DeleteMessage(
 			context.Background(),
 			plugins.DeriveChannel(m, eventData),
 			msgID,
diff --git a/internal/actors/linkprotect/actor.go b/internal/actors/linkprotect/actor.go
index bf6f596..39931ec 100644
--- a/internal/actors/linkprotect/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/linkprotect/actor.go
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ import (
 const actorName = "linkprotect"
 
 var (
-	botTwitchClient *twitch.Client
+	botTwitchClient func() *twitch.Client
 	clipLink        = regexp.MustCompile(`.*(?:clips\.twitch\.tv|www\.twitch\.tv/[^/]*/clip)/.*`)
 )
 
 // Register provides the plugins.RegisterFunc
 func Register(args plugins.RegistrationArguments) error {
-	botTwitchClient = args.GetTwitchClient()
+	botTwitchClient = args.GetTwitchClient
 
 	args.RegisterActor(actorName, func() plugins.Actor { return &actor{} })
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func (a actor) Execute(c *irc.Client, m *irc.Message, r *plugins.Rule, eventData
 	// That message misbehaved so we need to punish them
 	switch lt := attrs.MustString("action", helpers.Ptr("")); lt {
 	case "ban":
-		if err = botTwitchClient.BanUser(
+		if err = botTwitchClient().BanUser(
 			context.Background(),
 			plugins.DeriveChannel(m, eventData),
 			strings.TrimLeft(plugins.DeriveUser(m, eventData), "@"),
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func (a actor) Execute(c *irc.Client, m *irc.Message, r *plugins.Rule, eventData
 			return false, errors.New("found no mesage id")
 		}
 
-		if err = botTwitchClient.DeleteMessage(
+		if err = botTwitchClient().DeleteMessage(
 			context.Background(),
 			plugins.DeriveChannel(m, eventData),
 			msgID,
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func (a actor) Execute(c *irc.Client, m *irc.Message, r *plugins.Rule, eventData
 			return false, errors.Wrap(err, "parsing punishment level")
 		}
 
-		if err = botTwitchClient.BanUser(
+		if err = botTwitchClient().BanUser(
 			context.Background(),
 			plugins.DeriveChannel(m, eventData),
 			strings.TrimLeft(plugins.DeriveUser(m, eventData), "@"),
diff --git a/internal/actors/nuke/actions.go b/internal/actors/nuke/actions.go
index 9af6397..2acc5d0 100644
--- a/internal/actors/nuke/actions.go
+++ b/internal/actors/nuke/actions.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ type (
 
 func actionBan(channel, match, _, user string) error {
 	return errors.Wrap(
-		botTwitchClient.BanUser(
+		botTwitchClient().BanUser(
 			context.Background(),
 			channel,
 			user,
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func actionBan(channel, match, _, user string) error {
 
 func actionDelete(channel, _, msgid, _ string) (err error) {
 	return errors.Wrap(
-		botTwitchClient.DeleteMessage(
+		botTwitchClient().DeleteMessage(
 			context.Background(),
 			channel,
 			msgid,
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func actionDelete(channel, _, msgid, _ string) (err error) {
 func getActionTimeout(duration time.Duration) actionFn {
 	return func(channel, match, _, user string) error {
 		return errors.Wrap(
-			botTwitchClient.BanUser(
+			botTwitchClient().BanUser(
 				context.Background(),
 				channel,
 				user,
diff --git a/internal/actors/nuke/actor.go b/internal/actors/nuke/actor.go
index bf44df8..397a484 100644
--- a/internal/actors/nuke/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/nuke/actor.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	botTwitchClient *twitch.Client
+	botTwitchClient func() *twitch.Client
 	formatMessage   plugins.MsgFormatter
 
 	messageStore     = map[string][]*storedMessage{}
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ var (
 
 // Register provides the plugins.RegisterFunc
 func Register(args plugins.RegistrationArguments) error {
-	botTwitchClient = args.GetTwitchClient()
+	botTwitchClient = args.GetTwitchClient
 	formatMessage = args.FormatMessage
 
 	args.RegisterActor(actorName, func() plugins.Actor { return &actor{} })
diff --git a/internal/actors/punish/actor.go b/internal/actors/punish/actor.go
index eacb894..9bd1f21 100644
--- a/internal/actors/punish/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/punish/actor.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	botTwitchClient *twitch.Client
+	botTwitchClient func() *twitch.Client
 	db              database.Connector
 	formatMessage   plugins.MsgFormatter
 )
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func Register(args plugins.RegistrationArguments) error {
 		return database.CopyObjects(src, target, &punishLevel{})
 	})
 
-	botTwitchClient = args.GetTwitchClient()
+	botTwitchClient = args.GetTwitchClient
 	formatMessage = args.FormatMessage
 
 	args.RegisterActor(actorNamePunish, func() plugins.Actor { return &actorPunish{} })
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func (actorPunish) Execute(_ *irc.Client, m *irc.Message, r *plugins.Rule, event
 
 	switch lt := levels[nLvl]; lt {
 	case "ban":
-		if err = botTwitchClient.BanUser(
+		if err = botTwitchClient().BanUser(
 			context.Background(),
 			plugins.DeriveChannel(m, eventData),
 			strings.TrimLeft(user, "@"),
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func (actorPunish) Execute(_ *irc.Client, m *irc.Message, r *plugins.Rule, event
 			return false, errors.New("found no mesage id")
 		}
 
-		if err = botTwitchClient.DeleteMessage(
+		if err = botTwitchClient().DeleteMessage(
 			context.Background(),
 			plugins.DeriveChannel(m, eventData),
 			msgID,
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func (actorPunish) Execute(_ *irc.Client, m *irc.Message, r *plugins.Rule, event
 			return false, errors.Wrap(err, "parsing punishment level")
 		}
 
-		if err = botTwitchClient.BanUser(
+		if err = botTwitchClient().BanUser(
 			context.Background(),
 			plugins.DeriveChannel(m, eventData),
 			strings.TrimLeft(user, "@"),
diff --git a/internal/actors/shield/actor.go b/internal/actors/shield/actor.go
index 6fd197e..b6eb0a3 100644
--- a/internal/actors/shield/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/shield/actor.go
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ import (
 
 const actorName = "shield"
 
-var botTwitchClient *twitch.Client
+var botTwitchClient func() *twitch.Client
 
 // Register provides the plugins.RegisterFunc
 func Register(args plugins.RegistrationArguments) error {
-	botTwitchClient = args.GetTwitchClient()
+	botTwitchClient = args.GetTwitchClient
 
 	args.RegisterActor(actorName, func() plugins.Actor { return &actor{} })
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ type actor struct{}
 
 func (actor) Execute(_ *irc.Client, m *irc.Message, _ *plugins.Rule, eventData *fieldcollection.FieldCollection, attrs *fieldcollection.FieldCollection) (preventCooldown bool, err error) {
 	return false, errors.Wrap(
-		botTwitchClient.UpdateShieldMode(
+		botTwitchClient().UpdateShieldMode(
 			context.Background(),
 			plugins.DeriveChannel(m, eventData),
 			attrs.MustBool("enable", helpers.Ptr(false)),
diff --git a/internal/actors/shoutout/actor.go b/internal/actors/shoutout/actor.go
index 612e51b..c3d2827 100644
--- a/internal/actors/shoutout/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/shoutout/actor.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 const actorName = "shoutout"
 
 var (
-	botTwitchClient *twitch.Client
+	botTwitchClient func() *twitch.Client
 	formatMessage   plugins.MsgFormatter
 	ptrStringEmpty  = func(v string) *string { return &v }("")
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var (
 
 // Register provides the plugins.RegisterFunc
 func Register(args plugins.RegistrationArguments) error {
-	botTwitchClient = args.GetTwitchClient()
+	botTwitchClient = args.GetTwitchClient
 	formatMessage = args.FormatMessage
 
 	args.RegisterActor(actorName, func() plugins.Actor { return &actor{} })
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (actor) Execute(_ *irc.Client, m *irc.Message, r *plugins.Rule, eventData *
 	}
 
 	return false, errors.Wrap(
-		botTwitchClient.SendShoutout(
+		botTwitchClient().SendShoutout(
 			context.Background(),
 			plugins.DeriveChannel(m, eventData),
 			user,
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func handleChatCommand(m *irc.Message) error {
 		return errors.New("shoutout message does not match required format")
 	}
 
-	if err := botTwitchClient.SendShoutout(context.Background(), channel, matches[1]); err != nil {
+	if err := botTwitchClient().SendShoutout(context.Background(), channel, matches[1]); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "executing shoutout")
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/actors/timeout/actor.go b/internal/actors/timeout/actor.go
index 0c3c985..e84e18d 100644
--- a/internal/actors/timeout/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/timeout/actor.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 const actorName = "timeout"
 
 var (
-	botTwitchClient *twitch.Client
+	botTwitchClient func() *twitch.Client
 	formatMessage   plugins.MsgFormatter
 	ptrStringEmpty  = func(v string) *string { return &v }("")
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ var (
 
 // Register provides the plugins.RegisterFunc
 func Register(args plugins.RegistrationArguments) error {
-	botTwitchClient = args.GetTwitchClient()
+	botTwitchClient = args.GetTwitchClient
 	formatMessage = args.FormatMessage
 
 	args.RegisterActor(actorName, func() plugins.Actor { return &actor{} })
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (actor) Execute(_ *irc.Client, m *irc.Message, r *plugins.Rule, eventData *
 	}
 
 	return false, errors.Wrap(
-		botTwitchClient.BanUser(
+		botTwitchClient().BanUser(
 			context.Background(),
 			plugins.DeriveChannel(m, eventData),
 			plugins.DeriveUser(m, eventData),
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func handleChatCommand(m *irc.Message) error {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "parsing timeout duration")
 	}
 
-	if err = botTwitchClient.BanUser(context.Background(), channel, matches[1], time.Duration(duration)*time.Second, matches[3]); err != nil {
+	if err = botTwitchClient().BanUser(context.Background(), channel, matches[1], time.Duration(duration)*time.Second, matches[3]); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "executing timeout")
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/actors/whisper/actor.go b/internal/actors/whisper/actor.go
index 48bee1c..3f00c87 100644
--- a/internal/actors/whisper/actor.go
+++ b/internal/actors/whisper/actor.go
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ import (
 const actorName = "whisper"
 
 var (
-	botTwitchClient *twitch.Client
+	botTwitchClient func() *twitch.Client
 	formatMessage   plugins.MsgFormatter
 )
 
 // Register provides the plugins.RegisterFunc
 func Register(args plugins.RegistrationArguments) error {
-	botTwitchClient = args.GetTwitchClient()
+	botTwitchClient = args.GetTwitchClient
 	formatMessage = args.FormatMessage
 
 	args.RegisterActor(actorName, func() plugins.Actor { return &actor{} })
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (actor) Execute(_ *irc.Client, m *irc.Message, r *plugins.Rule, eventData *
 	}
 
 	return false, errors.Wrap(
-		botTwitchClient.SendWhisper(context.Background(), to, msg),
+		botTwitchClient().SendWhisper(context.Background(), to, msg),
 		"sending whisper",
 	)
 }