diff --git a/hecl/blender/BlenderConnection.hpp b/hecl/blender/BlenderConnection.hpp
index 7ae7fd16a..4beb8ec93 100644
--- a/hecl/blender/BlenderConnection.hpp
+++ b/hecl/blender/BlenderConnection.hpp
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ public:
     BlenderConnection& getBlenderConnection()
     {
         if (!m_conn)
-            m_conn.emplace();
+            m_conn.emplace(hecl::VerbosityLevel);
         return *m_conn;
     }
     void shutdown()