diff --git a/command.py b/command.py
index 2ff0a34..971f968 100644
--- a/command.py
+++ b/command.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import re
 import sys
 
+from event_log import EventLog
 from error import NoSuchProjectError
 from error import InvalidProjectGroupsError
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@
   """
 
   common = False
+  event_log = EventLog()
   manifest = None
   _optparse = None