diff --git a/sheetsync/sheetsync/main.py b/sheetsync/sheetsync/main.py
index eb06393..cdfa66e 100644
--- a/sheetsync/sheetsync/main.py
+++ b/sheetsync/sheetsync/main.py
@@ -276,11 +276,10 @@ class EventsSync(SheetSync):
 		"category",
 	}
 
-	def __init__(self, name, middleware, stop, dbmanager, reverse_sync=False, media_dir=None, shifts=None):
+	def __init__(self, name, middleware, stop, dbmanager, reverse_sync=False, media_dir=None):
 		super().__init__(name, middleware, stop, dbmanager, reverse_sync)
 		self.media_dir = media_dir
 		self.media_downloads = None if media_dir is None else {}
-		self.shifts = shifts
 		
 
 	def observe_rows(self, rows):
@@ -482,12 +481,18 @@ def main(dbconnect, sync_configs, metrics_port=8005, backdoor_port=0, media_dir=
 				client_secret=creds['client_secret'],
 				refresh_token=creds['refresh_token'],
 			)
-			if config["type"] in ("events", "archive"):
-				middleware_cls = {
-					"events": SheetsEventsMiddleware,
-					"archive": SheetsArchiveMiddleware,
-				}[config["type"]]
-				middleware = middleware_cls(
+			if config["type"] == "events":
+				middleware = SheetsEventsMiddleware(
+					client,
+					config["sheet_id"],
+					config["worksheets"],
+					common.dateutil.parse(config["bustime_start"]),
+					config["edit_url"],
+					shifts,
+					allocate_ids,
+				)
+			elif config["type"] == "archive":
+				middleware = SheetsArchiveMiddleware(
 					client,
 					config["sheet_id"],
 					config["worksheets"],
@@ -528,8 +533,6 @@ def main(dbconnect, sync_configs, metrics_port=8005, backdoor_port=0, media_dir=
 			"archive": ArchiveSync,
 		}[config["type"]]
 		sync_class_kwargs = {}
-		if config["type"] == "events":
-			sync_class_kwargs["shifts"] = shifts
 		if config["type"] == "events" and config.get("download_media", False):
 			sync_class_kwargs["media_dir"] = media_dir
 		sync = sync_class(config["name"], middleware, stop, dbmanager, reverse_sync, **sync_class_kwargs)
diff --git a/sheetsync/sheetsync/sheets.py b/sheetsync/sheetsync/sheets.py
index c44b8ce..46159e2 100644
--- a/sheetsync/sheetsync/sheets.py
+++ b/sheetsync/sheetsync/sheets.py
@@ -269,10 +269,11 @@ class SheetsEventsMiddleware(SheetsMiddleware):
 		'id': 15,
 	}
 
-	def __init__(self, client, sheet_id, worksheets, bustime_start, edit_url, allocate_ids=False):
+	def __init__(self, client, sheet_id, worksheets, bustime_start, edit_url, shifts, allocate_ids=False):
 		super().__init__(client, sheet_id, worksheets, allocate_ids)
 		self.bustime_start = bustime_start
 		self.edit_url = edit_url
+		self.shifts = shifts
 
 		self.latest_shifts = common.shifts.parse_shifts(self.shifts)