diff --git a/src/Roots/Acorn/Console/Kernel.php b/src/Roots/Acorn/Console/Kernel.php
index 7911b1d1..8d8aabc9 100644
--- a/src/Roots/Acorn/Console/Kernel.php
+++ b/src/Roots/Acorn/Console/Kernel.php
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ public function __construct(Application $app, Dispatcher $events)
             define('ARTISAN_BINARY', dirname(__DIR__, 4).'/bin/acorn');
         }
 
-        $this->app = $app;
-        $this->events = $events;
+        parent::__construct($app, $events);
     }
 
     /**