diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 9525183..cc610c3 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"safetwitch-backend/extractor/chat"
 	"safetwitch-backend/routes"
 
 	"strings"
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ func main() {
 	router.Use(CORS())
 	router.Use(gin.Recovery())
 
+	go chat.BeginTwitchChatConnection()
+
 	router.Use(ErrorHandler)
 	routes.SetRoutes(router)
 	router.NoRoute(notFoundHandler)