diff --git a/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go b/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go
index 988b3ca58..6c84b0bb1 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go
@@ -41,11 +41,10 @@ type tapState struct {
 }
 
 var state tapState
-var apiProvider *apiserver.Provider
+var apiProvider = apiserver.NewProvider(GetApiServerUrl(), apiserver.DefaultRetries, apiserver.DefaultTimeout)
 
 func RunMizuTap() {
 	mizuApiFilteringOptions, err := getMizuApiFilteringOptions()
-	apiProvider = apiserver.NewProvider(GetApiServerUrl(), apiserver.DefaultRetries, apiserver.DefaultTimeout)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Log.Errorf(uiUtils.Error, fmt.Sprintf("Error parsing regex-masking: %v", errormessage.FormatError(err)))
 		return