diff --git a/Controllers/AsusTUFLaptopController/AsusTUFLaptopWMIDetect.cpp b/Controllers/AsusTUFLaptopController/AsusTUFLaptopWMIDetect.cpp
index 04077a920..45d03a99e 100644
--- a/Controllers/AsusTUFLaptopController/AsusTUFLaptopWMIDetect.cpp
+++ b/Controllers/AsusTUFLaptopController/AsusTUFLaptopWMIDetect.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ static void DetectAsusTUFLaptopWMIControllers(std::vector<RGBController*>&)
     // For now, checking for "TUF Gaming" should suffice
 
     Wmi wmi;
-    wmi.init();
 
     std::vector<QueryObj> systemProduct;
     if (wmi.query("SELECT * FROM Win32_ComputerSystemProduct", systemProduct))
diff --git a/dependencies/dmiinfo.cpp b/dependencies/dmiinfo.cpp
index 8e210d43d..dbec8bade 100644
--- a/dependencies/dmiinfo.cpp
+++ b/dependencies/dmiinfo.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ DMIInfo::DMIInfo()
     manufacturer    = "";
     HRESULT hres;
     Wmi wmi;
-    wmi.init();
 
     // Query WMI for Win32_PnPSignedDriver entries with names matching "SMBUS" or "SM BUS"
     // These devices may be browsed under Device Manager -> System Devices
diff --git a/i2c_smbus/i2c_smbus_i801.cpp b/i2c_smbus/i2c_smbus_i801.cpp
index 800e9d538..814b46a39 100644
--- a/i2c_smbus/i2c_smbus_i801.cpp
+++ b/i2c_smbus/i2c_smbus_i801.cpp
@@ -498,7 +498,6 @@ void i2c_smbus_i801_detect()
     i2c_smbus_interface * bus;
     HRESULT hres;
     Wmi wmi;
-    wmi.init();
 
     // Query WMI for Win32_PnPSignedDriver entries with names matching "SMBUS" or "SM BUS"
     // These devices may be browsed under Device Manager -> System Devices
diff --git a/i2c_smbus/i2c_smbus_piix4.cpp b/i2c_smbus/i2c_smbus_piix4.cpp
index 8a74162ea..496d73286 100644
--- a/i2c_smbus/i2c_smbus_piix4.cpp
+++ b/i2c_smbus/i2c_smbus_piix4.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ void i2c_smbus_piix4_detect()
     i2c_smbus_interface * bus;
     HRESULT hres;
     Wmi wmi;
-    wmi.init();
 
     // Query WMI for Win32_PnPSignedDriver entries with names matching "SMBUS" or "SM BUS"
     // These devices may be browsed under Device Manager -> System Devices
diff --git a/wmi/wmi.cpp b/wmi/wmi.cpp
index f2de70dd4..2678202ac 100644
--- a/wmi/wmi.cpp
+++ b/wmi/wmi.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 IWbemLocator* Wmi::pLoc = nullptr;
 IWbemServices* Wmi::pSvc = nullptr;
+HRESULT WmiInit = Wmi::init();
 
 // Taken from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/215963/
 // Convert a wide Unicode string to an UTF8 string
diff --git a/wmi/wmi.h b/wmi/wmi.h
index 8565fa3d4..1963eb725 100644
--- a/wmi/wmi.h
+++ b/wmi/wmi.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public:
     ~Wmi();
 
     // Initialises connection to WMI host
-    HRESULT init();
+    static HRESULT init();
 
     HRESULT query(std::string queryStr,
                   std::vector<QueryObj>& queryVectorOut,