diff --git a/src/app/handlers/zmq_websocket_handler.py b/src/app/handlers/zmq_websocket_handler.py
index 1c0fb4a..1542280 100644
--- a/src/app/handlers/zmq_websocket_handler.py
+++ b/src/app/handlers/zmq_websocket_handler.py
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ from event_handler_connector import EventHandlerConnector
 
 
 class ZMQWebSocketHandler(WebSocketHandler):
-    def __init__(self, application, request, **kwargs):
+    _event_handler_connector = EventHandlerConnector()  #<--------------------. TODO: how is __init__()
+                                                        # fix: made it static | TODO: called more than once?
+    def __init__(self, application, request, **kwargs): #---------------------'
         super().__init__(application, request, **kwargs)
-        self._event_handler_connector = EventHandlerConnector()
 
     def open(self, *args, **kwargs):
         logging.debug('WebSocket connection initiated')