diff --git a/chat_listener.py b/chat_listener.py
index 2246352..475a3b8 100644
--- a/chat_listener.py
+++ b/chat_listener.py
@@ -21,13 +21,14 @@ class TwitchBot(commands.Bot):
         super().__init__(
             token=access_token,
             web_server_adapter=adapter,
+            eventsub_url=None, # Explicitly disable EventSub
             prefix='!', # A prefix is required but won't be used for reading chat
             initial_channels=[channel_name],
-            # These are now required by twitchio
+            # These are required by twitchio for authentication
             client_id=client_id,
             client_secret=client_secret,
             # The 'bot_id' is the Twitch ID of the user account the bot is running as
-            bot_id=bot_id, id=bot_id
+            id=bot_id
         )
         self.channel_name = channel_name