diff --git a/backend/ficsitcli/wrapper.go b/backend/ficsitcli/wrapper.go
index ef1a782c..8e9a575e 100644
--- a/backend/ficsitcli/wrapper.go
+++ b/backend/ficsitcli/wrapper.go
@@ -23,22 +23,27 @@ type ficsitCLI struct {
 	isGameRunning        bool
 }
 
-var FicsitCLI = &ficsitCLI{}
+var FicsitCLI *ficsitCLI
 
-func (f *ficsitCLI) Init() error {
-	if f.ficsitCli != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("FicsitCLIWrapper already initialized")
+func Init() error {
+	if FicsitCLI != nil {
+		return nil
 	}
-	var err error
-	f.ficsitCli, err = cli.InitCLI(false)
+	ficsitCli, err := cli.InitCLI(false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize ficsit-cli: %w", err)
 	}
-	f.ficsitCli.Provider.(*provider.MixedProvider).Offline = settings.Settings.Offline
-	err = f.initInstallations()
+	ficsitCli.Provider.(*provider.MixedProvider).Offline = settings.Settings.Offline
+
+	FicsitCLI = &ficsitCLI{ficsitCli: ficsitCli}
+	err = FicsitCLI.initInstallations()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize installations: %w", err)
 	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (f *ficsitCLI) StartGameRunningWatcher() {
 	gameRunningTicker := time.NewTicker(5 * time.Second)
 	go func() {
 		for range gameRunningTicker.C {
@@ -57,7 +62,6 @@ func (f *ficsitCLI) Init() error {
 			wailsRuntime.EventsEmit(appCommon.AppContext, "isGameRunning", f.isGameRunning)
 		}
 	}()
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (f *ficsitCLI) setProgress(p *Progress) {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index a5c32fef..e05c834d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	err = ficsitcli.Init()
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("failed to initialize ficsit-cli", slog.Any("error", err))
+		_ = dialog.Error("Failed to initialize ficsit-cli: %s", err.Error())
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
 	windowStartState := options.Normal
 	if settings.Settings.Maximized {
 		windowStartState = options.Maximised
@@ -98,12 +105,7 @@ func main() {
 			app.App.WatchWindow() //nolint:contextcheck
 			go websocket.ListenAndServeWebsocket()
 
-			err := ficsitcli.FicsitCLI.Init() //nolint:contextcheck
-			if err != nil {
-				slog.Error("failed to create bindings", slog.Any("error", err))
-				_ = dialog.Error("Failed to create bindings: %s", err.Error())
-				os.Exit(1)
-			}
+			ficsitcli.FicsitCLI.StartGameRunningWatcher() //nolint:contextcheck
 		},
 		OnDomReady: func(ctx context.Context) {
 			backend.ProcessArguments(os.Args[1:]) //nolint:contextcheck