diff --git a/src/backend.ts b/src/backend.ts
index 08398da..1c60bfa 100644
--- a/src/backend.ts
+++ b/src/backend.ts
@@ -103,5 +103,3 @@ export async function getTemperature(): Promise<number> {
     return (await FAN_CLIENT!.get_temperature(true))?? -273;
     //return (await call_backend("get_temperature", []))[0];
 }
-
-initBackend();
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index bc1767c..df65715 100755
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -305,16 +305,17 @@ const Content: VFC<{ serverAPI: ServerAPI }> = ({serverAPI}) => {
   );
 };
 
+(async function(){
+  if (!usdplReady) {
+    await backend.initBackend();
+    usdplReady = true;
+    backend.getEnabled();
+    name = await backend.getName();
+    version = await backend.getVersion();
+  }
+})();
+
 export default definePlugin((serverApi: ServerAPI) => {
-  (async function(){
-      if (!usdplReady) {
-        await backend.initBackend();
-        usdplReady = true;
-        backend.getEnabled();
-        name = await backend.getName();
-        version = await backend.getVersion();
-      }
-    })();
 
   let ico = <FaFan />;
   let now = new Date();