diff --git a/doorcontrol/models.py b/doorcontrol/models.py
index f57e8ed..62207b6 100644
--- a/doorcontrol/models.py
+++ b/doorcontrol/models.py
@@ -1,15 +1,26 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import models
 from django.db.models import ExpressionWrapper, F, Func, Q
 from django.db.models.functions import Mod
 from django.utils import timezone
 
+from .hid.DoorController import DoorController
+
 
 class Door(models.Model):
     name = models.CharField(max_length=64, unique=True)
     ip = models.GenericIPAddressField(protocol="IPv4")
 
+    @property
+    def controller(self) -> DoorController:
+        return DoorController(
+            self.ip,
+            settings.HID_DOOR_USERNAME,
+            settings.HID_DOOR_PASSWORD,
+        )
+
     def __str__(self):
         return self.name
 
diff --git a/doorcontrol/tasks/scrapehidevents.py b/doorcontrol/tasks/scrapehidevents.py
index ab4aa3a..69b325e 100644
--- a/doorcontrol/tasks/scrapehidevents.py
+++ b/doorcontrol/tasks/scrapehidevents.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 
-from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import transaction
 from django.utils import timezone
 
@@ -9,7 +8,6 @@ from django_q.models import Schedule
 
 from cmsmanage.django_q2_helper import ensure_scheduled
 from doorcontrol.models import Door, HIDEvent
-from doorcontrol.hid.DoorController import DoorController
 
 
 @transaction.atomic()
@@ -20,13 +18,7 @@ def getMessages(door: Door):
     else:
         last_ts = datetime(2010, 1, 1)
 
-    door_controller = DoorController(
-        door.ip,
-        settings.HID_DOOR_USERNAME,
-        settings.HID_DOOR_PASSWORD,
-    )
-
-    for events_page in door_controller.get_events(last_ts):
+    for events_page in door.controller.get_events(last_ts):
         print(f"Importing {len(events_page)} events for {door.name}")
         HIDEvent.objects.bulk_create(
             (HIDEvent.from_xml_attributes(door, event.attrib) for event in events_page),