diff --git a/src/library/driver.hpp b/src/library/driver.hpp
index 4513a6e..406b2b6 100644
--- a/src/library/driver.hpp
+++ b/src/library/driver.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ public:
 	driver(driver&& obj) noexcept = default;;
 	driver& operator=(driver&& obj) noexcept = default;
 
+	operator bool() const
+	{
+		return this->service_;
+	}
+
 private:
 	service_handle manager_{};
 	service_handle service_{};
diff --git a/src/library/main.cpp b/src/library/main.cpp
index 4e59398..53262f6 100644
--- a/src/library/main.cpp
+++ b/src/library/main.cpp
@@ -44,28 +44,48 @@ driver_device& get_driver_device()
 	static driver hypervisor{};
 	static driver_device device{};
 
-	if (device)
-	{
-		return device;
-	}
-
-	try
-	{
-		device = create_driver_device();
-	}
-	catch (...)
+	if (!hypervisor)
 	{
 		hypervisor = create_driver();
+	}
+
+	if (!device)
+	{
 		device = create_driver_device();
 	}
 
 	return device;
 }
 
+extern "C" __declspec(dllexport)
+int hyperhook_initialize()
+{
+	try
+	{
+		const auto& device = get_driver_device();
+		if (device)
+		{
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+	catch (const std::exception& e)
+	{
+		printf("%s\n", e.what());
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
 extern "C" __declspec(dllexport)
 int hyperhook_write(const unsigned int process_id, const unsigned long long address, const void* data,
                     const unsigned long long size)
 {
+	if (hyperhook_initialize() == 0)
+	{
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	try
 	{
 		const auto& device = get_driver_device();
diff --git a/src/runner/main.cpp b/src/runner/main.cpp
index 1caf653..7562363 100644
--- a/src/runner/main.cpp
+++ b/src/runner/main.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 
 #include "resource.hpp"
 
+extern "C" __declspec(dllimport)
+int hyperhook_initialize();
+
 extern "C" __declspec(dllimport)
 int hyperhook_write(unsigned int process_id, unsigned long long address, const void* data,
                     unsigned long long size);
@@ -99,6 +102,11 @@ void try_patch_t6()
 
 int safe_main(const int /*argc*/, char* /*argv*/[])
 {
+	if (hyperhook_initialize() == 0)
+	{
+		throw std::runtime_error("Failed to initialize HyperHook");
+	}
+
 	while (true)
 	{
 		try_patch_iw5();