diff --git a/apps/nsq_to_file/nsq_to_file.go b/apps/nsq_to_file/nsq_to_file.go
index 1ac005c6a..cc1a1c3e6 100644
--- a/apps/nsq_to_file/nsq_to_file.go
+++ b/apps/nsq_to_file/nsq_to_file.go
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ type ConsumerFileLogger struct {
 }
 
 type TopicDiscoverer struct {
+	clusterInfo *clusterinfo.ClusterInfo
 	topics   map[string]*ConsumerFileLogger
 	termChan chan os.Signal
 	hupChan  chan os.Signal
@@ -92,8 +93,9 @@ type TopicDiscoverer struct {
 	cfg      *nsq.Config
 }
 
-func newTopicDiscoverer(cfg *nsq.Config) *TopicDiscoverer {
+func newTopicDiscoverer(cfg *nsq.Config, connectTimeout time.Duration, requestTimeout time.Duration) *TopicDiscoverer {
 	return &TopicDiscoverer{
+		clusterInfo: clusterinfo.New(nil, http_api.NewClient(nil, connectTimeout, requestTimeout)),
 		topics:   make(map[string]*ConsumerFileLogger),
 		termChan: make(chan os.Signal),
 		hupChan:  make(chan os.Signal),
@@ -406,9 +408,8 @@ func (t *TopicDiscoverer) allowTopicName(pattern string, name string) bool {
 	return match
 }
 
-func (t *TopicDiscoverer) syncTopics(addrs []string, pattern string,
-	connectTimeout time.Duration, requestTimeout time.Duration) {
-	newTopics, err := clusterinfo.New(nil, http_api.NewClient(nil, connectTimeout, requestTimeout)).GetLookupdTopics(addrs)
+func (t *TopicDiscoverer) syncTopics(addrs []string, pattern string) {
+	newTopics, err := t.clusterInfo.GetLookupdTopics(addrs)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("ERROR: could not retrieve topic list: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -441,14 +442,13 @@ func (t *TopicDiscoverer) hup() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (t *TopicDiscoverer) watch(addrs []string, sync bool, pattern string,
-	connectTimeout time.Duration, requestTimeout time.Duration) {
+func (t *TopicDiscoverer) watch(addrs []string, sync bool, pattern string) {
 	ticker := time.Tick(*topicPollRate)
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ticker:
 			if sync {
-				t.syncTopics(addrs, pattern, connectTimeout, requestTimeout)
+				t.syncTopics(addrs, pattern)
 			}
 		case <-t.termChan:
 			t.stop()
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ func main() {
 	cfg.UserAgent = fmt.Sprintf("nsq_to_file/%s go-nsq/%s", version.Binary, nsq.VERSION)
 	cfg.MaxInFlight = *maxInFlight
 
-	discoverer := newTopicDiscoverer(cfg)
+	discoverer := newTopicDiscoverer(cfg, connectTimeout, requestTimeout)
 
 	signal.Notify(discoverer.hupChan, syscall.SIGHUP)
 	signal.Notify(discoverer.termChan, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ func main() {
 		}
 		topicsFromNSQLookupd = true
 		var err error
-		topics, err = clusterinfo.New(nil, http_api.NewClient(nil, connectTimeout, requestTimeout)).GetLookupdTopics(lookupdHTTPAddrs)
+		topics, err = discoverer.clusterInfo.GetLookupdTopics(lookupdHTTPAddrs)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("ERROR: could not retrieve topic list: %s", err)
 		}
@@ -535,5 +535,5 @@ func main() {
 		go discoverer.startTopicRouter(logger)
 	}
 
-	discoverer.watch(lookupdHTTPAddrs, topicsFromNSQLookupd, *topicPattern, connectTimeout, requestTimeout)
+	discoverer.watch(lookupdHTTPAddrs, topicsFromNSQLookupd, *topicPattern)
 }