diff --git a/PBot/PBot.pm b/PBot/PBot.pm
index 11f9f874..2e1bbbb2 100644
--- a/PBot/PBot.pm
+++ b/PBot/PBot.pm
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ sub initialize {
 
     # flush all pending save events to disk at exit
     $self->{atexit}->register(sub {
-            $self->{pbot}->{timer}->execute_and_dequeue_event('save *');
+            $self->{timer}->execute_and_dequeue_event('save *');
             return;
         }
     );