diff --git a/src/camera/CameraManager.cpp b/src/camera/CameraManager.cpp
index 33698ff0..581e6d80 100644
--- a/src/camera/CameraManager.cpp
+++ b/src/camera/CameraManager.cpp
@@ -93,9 +93,11 @@ namespace CameraManager
 		std::scoped_lock lock(s_mutex);
 		if (s_initialized)
 			return;
+		s_initialized = true;
 		s_mutex.unlock();
 		s_running = true;
 		s_captureThread = std::thread(&CaptureWorker);
+
 		s_ctx = Cap_createContext();
 
 		const auto uniqueId = GetConfig().camera_id.GetValue();