diff --git a/http/server_sent_event.hpp b/http/server_sent_event.hpp
index a0105f1..31db6ff 100644
--- a/http/server_sent_event.hpp
+++ b/http/server_sent_event.hpp
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 #include "boost_formatters.hpp"
 #include "http_body.hpp"
 #include "http_request.hpp"
+#include "io_context_singleton.hpp"
 #include "logging.hpp"
 
 #include <boost/asio/buffer.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/error.hpp>
-#include <boost/asio/io_context.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/steady_timer.hpp>
 #include <boost/beast/core/error.hpp>
 #include <boost/beast/core/multi_buffer.hpp>
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
     Connection& operator=(const Connection&&) = delete;
     virtual ~Connection() = default;
 
-    virtual boost::asio::io_context& getIoContext() = 0;
     virtual void close(std::string_view msg = "quit") = 0;
     virtual void sendSseEvent(std::string_view id, std::string_view msg) = 0;
 };
@@ -55,9 +54,7 @@
         Adaptor&& adaptorIn,
         std::function<void(Connection&, const Request&)> openHandlerIn,
         std::function<void(Connection&)> closeHandlerIn) :
-        adaptor(std::move(adaptorIn)),
-        timer(static_cast<boost::asio::io_context&>(
-            adaptor.get_executor().context())),
+        adaptor(std::move(adaptorIn)), timer(getIoContext()),
         openHandler(std::move(openHandlerIn)),
         closeHandler(std::move(closeHandlerIn))
 
@@ -75,12 +72,6 @@
         BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG("SSE ConnectionImpl: SSE destructor {}", logPtr(this));
     }
 
-    boost::asio::io_context& getIoContext() override
-    {
-        return static_cast<boost::asio::io_context&>(
-            adaptor.get_executor().context());
-    }
-
     void start(const Request& req)
     {
         BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG("Starting SSE connection");