diff --git a/cogs/linking_updater.py b/cogs/linking_updater.py
index aa308d6..42a90b7 100644
--- a/cogs/linking_updater.py
+++ b/cogs/linking_updater.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class Linking_updater(commands.Cog):
     @linking_updater.before_loop
     async def before_linking_updater(self):
         logging.info('waiting to enter loop')
-        await bot.wait_until_ready()
+        await self.bot.wait_until_ready()
         
 def setup(bot):
     bot.add_cog(Linking_updater(bot))