diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1b22aa50c..b413322d3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ else()
     add_subdirectory("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/settings" EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 endif()
 
+set(TWITCH_EVENTSUB_WS_LIBRARY_TYPE STATIC)
 add_subdirectory("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/twitch-eventsub-ws" EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 
 if (CHATTERINO_PLUGINS)
diff --git a/lib/twitch-eventsub-ws b/lib/twitch-eventsub-ws
index dca159775..12f831efe 160000
--- a/lib/twitch-eventsub-ws
+++ b/lib/twitch-eventsub-ws
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit dca1597753a751b5c4c886b27c6fb699061d4419
+Subproject commit 12f831efefda61a36f0cd68e6eba74302ea4e6f1
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 753f04232..6c6c79834 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -834,11 +834,6 @@ if (BUILD_APP)
 
     target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE_PROJECT} PUBLIC ${LIBRARY_PROJECT})
 
-    target_link_libraries(${EXECUTABLE_PROJECT}
-        PUBLIC
-        twitch-eventsub-ws
-        )
-
     set_target_directory_hierarchy(${EXECUTABLE_PROJECT})
 
     if (WIN32)
diff --git a/src/providers/twitch/EventSub.cpp b/src/providers/twitch/EventSub.cpp
index 12ff08dd1..6943f0c54 100644
--- a/src/providers/twitch/EventSub.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/twitch/EventSub.cpp
@@ -266,11 +266,13 @@ void EventSub::start()
                                .toUtf8()
                                .toStdString();
 
-    auto [host, port, path] = getEventSubHost();
+    auto eventSubHost = getEventSubHost();
 
     this->mainThread = std::make_unique<std::thread>([=] {
         try
         {
+            auto [host, port, path] = eventSubHost;
+
             boost::asio::io_context ctx(1);
 
             boost::asio::ssl::context sslContext{