diff --git a/peers b/peers
index d7bdcd33..3303c353 100755
--- a/peers
+++ b/peers
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from electrum import TcpStratumInterface
 
 i = TcpStratumInterface('ecdsa.org', 50001)
+i.init_socket()
 i.start()
 i.send([('server.peers.subscribe',[])])