diff --git a/src/Application.cpp b/src/Application.cpp
index 0d641c83..357e3993 100644
--- a/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/Application.cpp
@@ -269,11 +269,10 @@ void Application::initPubsub()
                 return;
             }
 
-            MessageBuilder msg(action);
-            msg->flags.set(MessageFlag::PubSub);
-
-            postToThread([chan, msg = msg.release()] {
-                chan->addOrReplaceTimeout(msg);
+            postToThread([chan, action] {
+                MessageBuilder msg(action);
+                msg->flags.set(MessageFlag::PubSub);
+                chan->addOrReplaceTimeout(msg.release());
             });
         });
     this->twitch->pubsub->signals_.moderation.messageDeleted.connect(