diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 48d7f98..7e972f5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "vban-cmd"
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.8.1"
 description = "Python interface for the VBAN RT Packet Service (Sendtext)"
 authors = ["onyx-and-iris <code@onyxandiris.online>"]
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/vban_cmd/vbancmd.py b/vban_cmd/vbancmd.py
index b7d72ed..f1ea44c 100644
--- a/vban_cmd/vbancmd.py
+++ b/vban_cmd/vbancmd.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class VbanCmd(metaclass=ABCMeta):
         self.cache = {}
         self.event = Event(self.subs)
         self._pdirty = False
+        self._ldirty = False
 
     @abstractmethod
     def __str__(self):