diff --git a/src/twitch.go b/src/twitch.go
index c30421c..b3acbfe 100644
--- a/src/twitch.go
+++ b/src/twitch.go
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func twitch_run(config map[string]interface{}) {
   tcpwritestr(conn, "CAP REQ :twitch.tv/membership twitch.tv/tags twitch.tv/commands\n")
 
   /* set up subscriptions and start the WebSocket event loop goroutine */
-  tw_ws_pubsub_readloop()
+  go tw_ws_pubsub_readloop()
 
   log.Println("StreamGoose Twitch Go backend connected")