diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index ae5690e548bdbd83abce0f1505c1d78eecb302a2..49109a4d2d9741e18a78c4810081307838afb14f 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def main(analytics_token):
             verb_name = statement["verb"]["display"]["en-US"]
 
             if verbs_per_email.get(email) is None:
-                verbs_per_email[email][verb_name] = 1
+                verbs_per_email[email] = {verb_name: 1}
             else:
                 user_dict = verbs_per_email[email]
                 verbs_per_email[email][verb_name] = user_dict.get(verb_name, 0) + 1