diff --git a/lib/rotatingfilestream.js b/lib/rotatingfilestream.js
index 354f3b3..b32c786 100644
--- a/lib/rotatingfilestream.js
+++ b/lib/rotatingfilestream.js
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ function RotatingFileStream(options) {
     var shared = options.shared;
 
     var rotator = FileRotator(path, totalFiles, totalSize, gzip);
-    rotator.on('gzip_finish', function(zippedPath) {
-       base.emit('gzip_finish', zippedPath);
-    });
 
     var stream = null;
     var streambytesWritten = 0;
@@ -185,6 +182,10 @@ function RotatingFileStream(options) {
         writeQueue.resume();
     });
 
+    rotator.on('gzip_finish', function(zippedPath) {
+       base.emit('gzip_finish', zippedPath);
+    });
+
     function initialise() {
         rotator.initialise(options.startNewFile, function (err) {
             if (err) {