diff --git a/cmd/meshd/main.go b/cmd/meshd/main.go
index f7fe7c4..850ee3e 100644
--- a/cmd/meshd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/meshd/main.go
@@ -492,6 +492,8 @@ func runWatch(client *syncthing.Client, args []string) {
 	timeout := fs.Duration("timeout", 30*time.Second, "timeout for --until")
 	fs.Parse(args)
 
+	client.InitEventID()
+
 	if *until != "" {
 		deadline := time.Now().Add(*timeout)
 		since := 0