1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/prosodyctl b/prosodyctl
index ccc1e2f9..52a96a75 100755
--- a/prosodyctl
+++ b/prosodyctl
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ if CFG_DATADIR then
 	end
 end
 
+-- Global 'prosody' object
+prosody = {
+	hosts = {},
+	events = require "util.events".new(),
+	platform = "posix"
+};
+local prosody = prosody;
+
 config = require "core.configmanager"
 
 do
@@ -63,8 +71,6 @@ if not require "util.dependencies".check_dependencies() then
 	os.exit(1);
 end
 
-prosody = { hosts = {}, events = events, platform = "posix" };
-
 local data_path = config.get("*", "core", "data_path") or CFG_DATADIR or "data";
 require "util.datamanager".set_data_path(data_path);