diff --git a/src/browser/browser.zig b/src/browser/browser.zig
index 452d3ed2..d3fd8d53 100644
--- a/src/browser/browser.zig
+++ b/src/browser/browser.zig
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ pub const Browser = struct {
     allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
     session: Session = undefined,
 
+    var vm: jsruntime.VM = undefined;
+    pub fn initVM() void {
+        vm = jsruntime.VM.init();
+    }
+    pub fn deinitVM() void {
+        vm.deinit();
+    }
+
     pub fn init(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) Browser {
         var b = Browser{ .allocator = allocator };
         b.session = try b.createSession(null);
diff --git a/src/main_get.zig b/src/main_get.zig
index d4700773..9854af1a 100644
--- a/src/main_get.zig
+++ b/src/main_get.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const std = @import("std");
-const b = @import("browser/browser.zig");
+const Browser = @import("browser/browser.zig").Browser;
 
 pub const std_options = struct {
     pub const log_level = .debug;
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ pub fn main() !void {
         std.os.exit(1);
     }
 
-    var browser = b.Browser.init(allocator);
+    Browser.initVM();
+    defer Browser.deinitVM();
+
+    var browser = Browser.init(allocator);
     defer browser.deinit();
 
     var page = try browser.currentSession().createPage();