diff --git a/comment.py b/comment.py
index a77b085..a73f1f0 100755
--- a/comment.py
+++ b/comment.py
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ logger.info("Adding Hog device at net# " + str(net))
 servers[net] = udp_client.SimpleUDPClient(server.get("ip", "10.0.0.1"),
                                           server.getint("port", 6600))
 
+oscMacro = OscCommentMacroListener(servers)
+walker = antlr4.ParseTreeWalker()
+
 
 def comment(text):
     input_stream = antlr4.InputStream(text)
@@ -63,8 +66,6 @@ def comment(text):
     except SyntaxError as e:
         logger.error(e)
         return
-    oscMacro = OscCommentMacroListener(servers)
-    walker = antlr4.ParseTreeWalker()
     walker.walk(oscMacro, tree)