diff --git a/lib/pry.rb b/lib/pry.rb
index 0e2c0f9e..a8eff26c 100644
--- a/lib/pry.rb
+++ b/lib/pry.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ module Pry
     attr_accessor :output
   end
   
+  @output = Output.new
+  @input = Input.new
+
   @default_prompt = proc do |v, nest|
     if nest == 0
       "pry(#{v.inspect})> "
@@ -36,9 +39,6 @@ module Pry
     end
   end
   
-  @output = Output.new
-  @input = Input.new
-  
   @nesting = []
 
   def @nesting.level