diff --git a/cmd-source-file.c b/cmd-source-file.c
index 1bd2bb0a..f50efbe3 100644
--- a/cmd-source-file.c
+++ b/cmd-source-file.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ cmd_source_file_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_q *cmdq)
 	char		*cause;
 
 	cmdq1 = cmdq_new(NULL);
+	cmdq1->client = cmdq->client;
 	cmdq1->emptyfn = cmd_source_file_done;
 	cmdq1->data = cmdq;