diff --git a/src/gswe-moment.c b/src/gswe-moment.c
index 471ac49..3e610f6 100644
--- a/src/gswe-moment.c
+++ b/src/gswe-moment.c
@@ -397,6 +397,8 @@ gswe_moment_get_house_system(GsweMoment *moment)
 GsweMoment *
 gswe_moment_new(void)
 {
+    gswe_init();
+
     return (GsweMoment *)g_object_new(GSWE_TYPE_MOMENT, NULL);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/swe-glib-private.h b/src/swe-glib-private.h
index 7071ea4..6c8b2d8 100644
--- a/src/swe-glib-private.h
+++ b/src/swe-glib-private.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "gswe-house-system-info-private.h"
 #include "gswe-house-data-private.h"
 
+extern gboolean gswe_initialized;
 extern gchar *gswe_ephe_path;
 extern GsweTimestamp *gswe_full_moon_base_date;
 extern GHashTable *gswe_planet_info_table;
diff --git a/src/swe-glib.c b/src/swe-glib.c
index 768816d..8767f26 100644
--- a/src/swe-glib.c
+++ b/src/swe-glib.c
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ gswe_init(void)
     GsweAspectInfo *aspect_info;
     GsweAntiscionAxisInfo *antiscion_axis_info;
 
+    if (gswe_initialized) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     bindtextdomain(GETTEXT_PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR);
     bind_textdomain_codeset(GETTEXT_PACKAGE, "UTF-8");