diff --git a/events.go b/events.go
index 9335868..e8db4b6 100644
--- a/events.go
+++ b/events.go
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func NewSysEvtCh() chan Event {
 	return ec
 }
 
-var DefaultEvtStream = NewEvtStream()
+var DefaultEvtStream *EvtStream
 
 type EvtStream struct {
 	sync.RWMutex
diff --git a/render.go b/render.go
index 7e578b3..7b4fbb2 100644
--- a/render.go
+++ b/render.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func Init() error {
 		return err
 	}
 	tm.SetInputMode(tm.InputEsc | tm.InputMouse)
+	DefaultEvtStream = NewEvtStream()
 
 	sysEvtChs = make([]chan Event, 0)
 	go hookTermboxEvt()