diff --git a/static/hogfather.js b/static/hogfather.js
index 1238723..a6a6eab 100644
--- a/static/hogfather.js
+++ b/static/hogfather.js
@@ -21,13 +21,22 @@
  * @constructor
  * @param {Cosmopolite} cosmo
  * @param {string} name
- * @param {function()} onReady
  */
-var Hogfather = function(cosmo, name, onReady) {
-  cosmo.getProfile().then(function(profile_id) {
-    this.prefix_ = '/hogfather/' + profile_id + '/' + name + '/';
-    onReady();
-  }.bind(this));
+var Hogfather = function(cosmo, name) {
+  this.cosmo_ = cosmo;
+  this.name_ = name;
+
+  this.cosmo_.getProfile().then(this.onProfile_.bind(this));
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {string} profile_id
+ */
+Hogfather.prototype.onProfile_ = function(profile_id) {
+  this.prefix_ = '/hogfather/' + profile_id + '/' + this.name_ + '/';
+  this.cosmo_.subscribe(this.prefix_ + 'control');
+  console.log(this.prefix_);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/static/test.js b/static/test.js
index 03b65ea..9aac6ed 100644
--- a/static/test.js
+++ b/static/test.js
@@ -949,10 +949,14 @@ QUnit.module('Hogfather');
 
 QUnit.asyncTest('Construct/shutdown', function(assert) {
   assert.expect(4);
+
   var cosmo = new Cosmopolite(null, randstring());
   assert.ok(true, 'new Cosmopolite() succeeds');
 
-  var hogfather = new Hogfather(cosmo, randstring(), function() {
+  var hogfather = new Hogfather(cosmo, randstring());
+  assert.ok(true, 'new Hogfather()) succeeds');
+
+  window.setTimeout(function() {
     hogfather.shutdown();
     assert.ok(true, 'Hogfather.shutdown() succeeds');
 
@@ -960,6 +964,6 @@ QUnit.asyncTest('Construct/shutdown', function(assert) {
     assert.ok(true, 'Cosmopolite.shutdown() succeeds');
 
     QUnit.start();
-  });
-  assert.ok(true, 'new Hogfather()) succeeds');
+  }, 10 * 1000);
+
 });