diff --git a/integrations/datadogunifi/datadog.go b/integrations/datadogunifi/datadog.go
index 5a1c4b2c..33baf172 100644
--- a/integrations/datadogunifi/datadog.go
+++ b/integrations/datadogunifi/datadog.go
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ func (u *DatadogUnifi) ReportMetrics(m *poller.Metrics, e *poller.Events) (*Repo
 		Start:   time.Now(),
 		Counts:  &Counts{Val: make(map[item]int)},
 		Logger:  u.Logger,
+		client:  u.datadog,
 	}
 	// batch all the points.
 	u.loopPoints(r)