diff --git a/client_manager.py b/client_manager.py
index bab80ae..dccc75e 100644
--- a/client_manager.py
+++ b/client_manager.py
@@ -79,13 +79,12 @@ class NostrClientManager:
             return False
         return True
 
-    def _set_client_callbacks(self, client):
-        setattr(client, "broadcast_event", self.broadcast_event)
-
+    def _set_client_callbacks(self, client: "NostrClientConnection"):
         def get_client_config() -> RelaySpec:
             return self.get_relay_config(client.relay_id)
 
         setattr(client, "get_client_config", get_client_config)
+        client.init_callbacks(self.broadcast_event, get_client_config)
 
 
 class NostrClientConnection:
@@ -129,6 +128,12 @@ class NostrClientConnection:
         except:
             pass
 
+    def init_callbacks(self, broadcast_event: Callable, get_client_config: Callable):
+        setattr(self, "broadcast_event", broadcast_event)
+        setattr(self, "get_client_config", get_client_config)
+        setattr(self.event_validator, "get_client_config", get_client_config)
+        
+
     async def notify_event(self, event: NostrEvent) -> bool:
         if self._is_direct_message_for_other(event):
             return False
@@ -285,7 +290,6 @@ class NostrClientConnection:
             and len(self.filters) >= self.client_config.max_client_filters
         )
 
-
     def _auth_challenge_expired(self):
         if self._auth_challenge_created_at == 0:
             return True
@@ -307,11 +311,12 @@ class EventValidator:
 
     def __init__(self, relay_id: str):
         self.relay_id = relay_id
-        self.client_config: RelaySpec
 
         self._last_event_timestamp = 0  # in hours
         self._event_count_per_timestamp = 0
 
+        self.get_client_config: Optional[Callable[[], RelaySpec]] = None
+
     async def validate_write(self, e: NostrEvent, publisher_pubkey: str) -> Tuple[bool, str]:
         valid, message = self._validate_event(e)
         if not valid:
@@ -344,6 +349,12 @@ class EventValidator:
 
         return True, ""
 
+    @property
+    def client_config(self) -> RelaySpec:
+        if not self.get_client_config:
+            raise Exception("EventValidator not ready!")
+        return self.get_client_config()
+
     def _validate_event(self, e: NostrEvent) -> Tuple[bool, str]:
         if self._exceeded_max_events_per_hour():
             return False, f"Exceeded max events per hour limit'!"
diff --git a/tests/test_clients.py b/tests/test_clients.py
index ec493d4..eff5902 100644
--- a/tests/test_clients.py
+++ b/tests/test_clients.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ async def alice_wires_meta_and_post01(ws_alice: MockWebSocket):
 
     assert (
         len(ws_alice.sent_messages) == 4
-    ), "Alice: Expected 3 confirmations to be sent"
+    ), "Alice: Expected 4 confirmations to be sent"
     assert ws_alice.sent_messages[0] == dumps(
         alice["meta_response"]
     ), "Alice: Wrong confirmation for meta"