diff --git a/src/Controls.cpp b/src/Controls.cpp
index b41375a..7531d23 100644
--- a/src/Controls.cpp
+++ b/src/Controls.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "concurrentqueue.h"
 
 #include "libzt.h"
+#include "lwipDriver.hpp"
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 WSADATA wsaData;
@@ -413,6 +414,7 @@ zts_err_t zts_deorbit(uint64_t moonWorldId)
 zts_err_t zts_start(const char *path, void (*callback)(uint64_t, int), int port)
 {
 	Mutex::Lock _l(_service_lock);
+	lwip_driver_init();
 	if (service || _run_service) {
 		// Service is already initialized
 		return ZTS_ERR_INVALID_OP;
diff --git a/src/VirtualTap.cpp b/src/VirtualTap.cpp
index e5c7cea..fac4b10 100644
--- a/src/VirtualTap.cpp
+++ b/src/VirtualTap.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ VirtualTap::VirtualTap(
 	snprintf(vtap_full_name, sizeof(vtap_full_name), "libzt%llx", (unsigned long long)_nwid);
 	_dev = vtap_full_name;
 	::pipe(_shutdownSignalPipe);
-	lwip_driver_init();
 	// Start virtual tap thread and stack I/O loops
 	_thread = Thread::start(this);
 }