diff --git a/app/event_guard/resources/service/event_guard.php b/app/event_guard/resources/service/event_guard.php
index aed6e3293b..d6b4103cfc 100644
--- a/app/event_guard/resources/service/event_guard.php
+++ b/app/event_guard/resources/service/event_guard.php
@@ -106,17 +106,9 @@
 	//$ip_address = '10.7.0.253';
 	//$result = access_allowed($ip_address);
 
-//initialize the settings object
-	$setting = new settings(["category" => 'switch']);
-
-//set the event socket variables
-	$event_socket_ip_address = $setting->get('switch','event_socket_ip_address');
-	$event_socket_port = $setting->get('switch', 'event_socket_port');
-	$event_socket_password = $setting->get('switch', 'event_socket_password');
-
 //connect to event socket
 	$socket = new event_socket;
-	if (!$socket->connect($event_socket_ip_address, $event_socket_port, $event_socket_password)) {
+	if (!$socket->connect()) {
 		echo "Unable to connect to event socket\n";
 	}
 
@@ -152,7 +144,7 @@
 		//reconnect to event socket
 		if (!$socket->connected()) {
 			//echo "Not connected to even socket\n";
-			if ($socket->connect($event_socket_ip_address, $event_socket_port, $event_socket_password)) {
+			if ($socket->connect()) {
 				$cmd = "event json ALL";
 				$result = $socket->request($cmd);
 				if ($debug) { print_r($result); }