diff --git a/bshell.runtime/runtime/runtime.c b/bshell.runtime/runtime/runtime.c
index 27eef01..a716ef5 100644
--- a/bshell.runtime/runtime/runtime.c
+++ b/bshell.runtime/runtime/runtime.c
@@ -1,9 +1,23 @@
 #include "scope.h"
 
 #include <bshell/runtime/runtime.h>
+#include <bshell/verb.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+static fx_once global_once = FX_ONCE_INIT;
+
+static void cleanup_globals(void)
+{
+	bshell_cleanup_all_verbs();
+}
+
+static void init_globals(void)
+{
+	bshell_init_all_verbs();
+	bshell_table_init();
+}
+
 struct bshell_runtime *bshell_runtime_create(void)
 {
 	struct bshell_runtime *out = malloc(sizeof *out);
@@ -16,6 +30,11 @@ struct bshell_runtime *bshell_runtime_create(void)
 	out->rt_global = runtime_push_scope(out, RUNTIME_SCOPE_GLOBAL, NULL);
 	out->rt_aliases = fx_hashtable_create();
 
+	if (fx_init_once(&global_once)) {
+		init_globals();
+		atexit(cleanup_globals);
+	}
+
 	return out;
 }