diff --git a/pipi/codec/gdiplus.cpp b/pipi/codec/gdiplus.cpp
index efd0460..f6c7d56 100755
--- a/pipi/codec/gdiplus.cpp
+++ b/pipi/codec/gdiplus.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ extern "C" pipi_image_t *pipi_load_gdiplus(const char *name)
 
 extern "C" int pipi_save_gdiplus(pipi_image_t *img, const char *name)
 {
+    ULONG_PTR token;
+    Gdiplus::GdiplusStartupInput input;
+    Gdiplus::GdiplusStartup(&token, &input, NULL);
+
     wchar_t const *fmt;
     if(strstr(name, ".gif"))
         fmt = L"image/gif";
@@ -121,10 +125,6 @@ extern "C" int pipi_save_gdiplus(pipi_image_t *img, const char *name)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    ULONG_PTR token;
-    Gdiplus::GdiplusStartupInput input;
-    Gdiplus::GdiplusStartup(&token, &input, NULL);
-
     Gdiplus::Bitmap *b = new Gdiplus::Bitmap(img->w, img->h,
                                              PixelFormat32bppARGB);