diff --git a/libp2p/crypto/chacha20poly1305.nim b/libp2p/crypto/chacha20poly1305.nim
index d208d7d..8aea54a 100644
--- a/libp2p/crypto/chacha20poly1305.nim
+++ b/libp2p/crypto/chacha20poly1305.nim
@@ -44,17 +44,18 @@ proc intoChaChaPolyTag*(s: seq[byte]): ChaChaPolyTag =
 # this is reconciled at runtime
 # we do this in the global scope / module init
 
-# try for the best first
-var
-  chachapoly_native_impl: Poly1305Run = poly1305CtmulqGet()
-  chacha_native_impl: Chacha20Run = chacha20Sse2Get()
+template fetchImpl: untyped =
+  # try for the best first
+  var
+    chachapoly_native_impl {.inject.}: Poly1305Run = poly1305CtmulqGet()
+    chacha_native_impl {.inject.}: Chacha20Run = chacha20Sse2Get()
 
-# fall back if not available
-if chachapoly_native_impl == nil:
-  chachapoly_native_impl = poly1305CtmulRun
+  # fall back if not available
+  if chachapoly_native_impl == nil:
+    chachapoly_native_impl = poly1305CtmulRun
 
-if chacha_native_impl == nil:
-  chacha_native_impl = chacha20CtRun
+  if chacha_native_impl == nil:
+    chacha_native_impl = chacha20CtRun
 
 proc encrypt*(_: type[ChaChaPoly],
                  key: var ChaChaPolyKey,
@@ -62,6 +63,8 @@ proc encrypt*(_: type[ChaChaPoly],
                  tag: var ChaChaPolyTag,
                  data: var openarray[byte],
                  aad: var openarray[byte]) =
+  fetchImpl()
+  
   chachapoly_native_impl(
     addr key[0],
     addr nonce[0],
@@ -79,6 +82,8 @@ proc decrypt*(_: type[ChaChaPoly],
                  tag: var ChaChaPolyTag,
                  data: var openarray[byte],
                  aad: var openarray[byte]) =
+  fetchImpl()
+  
   chachapoly_native_impl(
     addr key[0],
     addr nonce[0],
diff --git a/libp2p/crypto/curve25519.nim b/libp2p/crypto/curve25519.nim
index 760f554..4d6f4ab 100644
--- a/libp2p/crypto/curve25519.nim
+++ b/libp2p/crypto/curve25519.nim
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ const
         ]
   Basepoint*: Curve25519Key = [9.byte, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
 
-let defaultBrEc = brEcGetDefault()
-
 proc byteswap*(buf: var Curve25519Key) {.inline.} =
   for i in 0..<16:
     let
@@ -56,6 +54,8 @@ proc byteswap*(buf: var Curve25519Key) {.inline.} =
     buf[31 - i] = x
     
 proc mul*(_: type[Curve25519], dst: var Curve25519Key, scalar: Curve25519Key, point: Curve25519Key) =
+  let defaultBrEc = brEcGetDefault()
+  
   # The source point is provided in array G (of size Glen bytes);
   # the multiplication result is written over it. 
   dst = scalar
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ proc mul*(_: type[Curve25519], dst: var Curve25519Key, scalar: Curve25519Key, po
   assert res == 1
 
 proc mulgen*(_: type[Curve25519], dst: var Curve25519Key, scalar: Curve25519Key) =
+  let defaultBrEc = brEcGetDefault()
+  
   block iterate:
     while true:
       block derive: