diff --git a/pkg/twitch/twitch.go b/pkg/twitch/twitch.go
index 224406ae3bec22196c6ac683ea85b1c008d76eb1..d627a4b916e9b579eb4536f188618ecd4bec0b22 100644
--- a/pkg/twitch/twitch.go
+++ b/pkg/twitch/twitch.go
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ type Client struct {
 // NewClient returns a new Client with the provided clientID
 func NewClient(clientID string) *Client {
 	return &Client{
-		ClientID: clientID,
+		ClientID:          clientID,
+		channelsToIDCache: make(map[string]string),
 	}
 }