diff --git a/src/main/java/de/mrbesen/telegram/AsyncHandlerThread.java b/src/main/java/de/mrbesen/telegram/AsyncHandlerThread.java
index 3f7f957..2ab9fcf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/mrbesen/telegram/AsyncHandlerThread.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/mrbesen/telegram/AsyncHandlerThread.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public class AsyncHandlerThread implements Runnable {
 
 	AsyncHandlerThread(List<Task> tasks, String name, TelegramAPI api) {
 		this.tasks = tasks;
+		this.api = api;
 		shouldrun = true;
 		thread = new Thread(this, name);
 		thread.start();