diff --git a/hydra-ssh.c b/hydra-ssh.c
index 4e9dc7a..2f1d2d5 100644
--- a/hydra-ssh.c
+++ b/hydra-ssh.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ int32_t start_ssh(int32_t s, char *ip, int32_t port, unsigned char options, char
       ssh_free(session);
     }
 
+    ssh_init();
     session = ssh_new();
     ssh_options_set(session, SSH_OPTIONS_PORT, &port);
     ssh_options_set(session, SSH_OPTIONS_HOST, hydra_address2string(ip));