diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 095ce9e..f7987ee 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    obsws (0.5.6)
+    obsws (0.5.8)
       waitutil (~> 0.2.1)
       websocket-driver (~> 0.7.5)
 
diff --git a/lib/obsws/event.rb b/lib/obsws/event.rb
index 3f641e1..ed99a0e 100644
--- a/lib/obsws/event.rb
+++ b/lib/obsws/event.rb
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ module OBSWS
       def initialize(**kwargs)
         kwargs[:subs] ||= SUBS::LOW_VOLUME
         @base_client = Base.new(**kwargs)
+        unless @base_client.identified.state == :identified
+          err_msg = @base_client.identified.error_message
+          logger.error(err_msg)
+          raise OBSWSConnectionError.new(err_msg)
+        end
         logger.info("#{self} successfully identified with server")
       rescue Errno::ECONNREFUSED, WaitUtil::TimeoutError => e
         msg = "#{e.class.name}: #{e.message}"
diff --git a/lib/obsws/version.rb b/lib/obsws/version.rb
index a418a73..7b3d621 100644
--- a/lib/obsws/version.rb
+++ b/lib/obsws/version.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module OBSWS
     end
 
     def patch
-      7
+      8
     end
 
     def to_a
diff --git a/test/obsws/test_error.rb b/test/obsws/test_error.rb
index 1749132..a07a7ba 100644
--- a/test/obsws/test_error.rb
+++ b/test/obsws/test_error.rb
@@ -9,13 +9,21 @@ class OBSWSConnectionErrorTest < Minitest::Test
     assert_equal("Timed out waiting for successful identification (0.1 seconds elapsed)", e.message)
   end
 
-  def test_it_raises_an_obsws_connection_error_on_auth_enabled_but_no_password_provided
+  def test_it_raises_an_obsws_connection_error_on_auth_enabled_but_no_password_provided_for_request_client
     e = assert_raises(OBSWS::OBSWSConnectionError) do
       OBSWS::Requests::Client
         .new(host: "localhost", port: 4455, password: "")
     end
     assert_equal("auth enabled but no password provided", e.message)
   end
+
+  def test_it_raises_an_obsws_connection_error_on_auth_enabled_but_no_password_provided_for_event_client
+    e = assert_raises(OBSWS::OBSWSConnectionError) do
+      OBSWS::Events::Client
+        .new(host: "localhost", port: 4455, password: "")
+    end
+    assert_equal("auth enabled but no password provided", e.message)
+  end
 end
 
 class OBSWSRequestErrorTest < Minitest::Test