diff --git a/http/http_client.hpp b/http/http_client.hpp
index f45449b..0c9e387 100644
--- a/http/http_client.hpp
+++ b/http/http_client.hpp
@@ -197,8 +197,10 @@
                 if ((respCode < 200) || (respCode >= 300))
                 {
                     // The listener failed to receive the Sent-Event
-                    BMCWEB_LOG_ERROR << "recvMessage() Listener Failed to "
-                                        "receive Sent-Event";
+                    BMCWEB_LOG_ERROR
+                        << "recvMessage() Listener Failed to "
+                           "receive Sent-Event. Header Response Code: "
+                        << respCode;
                     self->state = ConnState::recvFailed;
                     self->handleConnState();
                     return;
diff --git a/redfish-core/include/event_service_manager.hpp b/redfish-core/include/event_service_manager.hpp
index b501265..010c991 100644
--- a/redfish-core/include/event_service_manager.hpp
+++ b/redfish-core/include/event_service_manager.hpp
@@ -383,9 +383,7 @@
         eventSeqNum(1),
         host(inHost), port(inPort), path(inPath), uriProto(inUriProto)
     {
-        conn = std::make_shared<crow::HttpClient>(
-            crow::connections::systemBus->get_io_context(), id, host, port,
-            path, httpHeaders);
+        // Subscription constructor
     }
 
     Subscription(const std::shared_ptr<boost::beast::tcp_stream>& adaptor) :
@@ -398,12 +396,17 @@
 
     void sendEvent(const std::string& msg)
     {
-        if (conn != nullptr)
+        if (conn == nullptr)
         {
-            conn->sendData(msg);
-            this->eventSeqNum++;
+            // create the HttpClient connection
+            conn = std::make_shared<crow::HttpClient>(
+                crow::connections::systemBus->get_io_context(), id, host, port,
+                path, httpHeaders);
         }
 
+        conn->sendData(msg);
+        eventSeqNum++;
+
         if (sseConn != nullptr)
         {
             sseConn->sendData(eventSeqNum, msg);