diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index c772de04..2ca5c541 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 using namespace lemonbuddy;
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+  XInitThreads();
+
   logger& logger{configure_logger<decltype(logger)>(loglevel::WARNING).create<decltype(logger)>()};
 
   //==================================================