diff --git a/internal/radio/icecast.go b/internal/radio/icecast.go
index ded957a..26ef7a7 100644
--- a/internal/radio/icecast.go
+++ b/internal/radio/icecast.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func lastPlayedSongs(lastNSongs int, playlistPath string) ([]Song, error) {
 }
 
 var playlistWatcher watcher.InotifyWatcher
-var playlistFired chan uint32
+var playlistFired chan uint32 = make(chan uint32)
 var lastPlayedCache []Song
 var lastPlayedCacheMutex sync.Mutex
 
@@ -143,8 +143,6 @@ func IcecastWatchPlaylist(playlistPath string, lastNSongs int) error {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "cannot set a playlist to watch")
 	}
 
-	playlistFired = make(chan uint32)
-
 	playlistWatcher.WatchForMask(playlistFired, watcher.ModMask)
 
 	go func() {