diff --git a/LibGit-Core.package/LGitLibrary.class/class/initialize.st b/LibGit-Core.package/LGitLibrary.class/class/initialize.st
index 07f0861b..a0b9e76c 100644
--- a/LibGit-Core.package/LGitLibrary.class/class/initialize.st
+++ b/LibGit-Core.package/LGitLibrary.class/class/initialize.st
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 class initialization
 initialize
-	"Required to reset the Initialized flag on image startup"
-
-	Smalltalk addToStartUpList: self
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+	"Required to reset the Initialized flag on image startup.
+	Force libgit initialization since we just installed libgit.
+	Otherwise this would cause a libgit crash"
+	
+	Smalltalk addToStartUpList: self.
+	self uniqueInstance initializeLibGit2
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