diff --git a/src/bindings/squirrelfunctions.rs b/src/bindings/squirrelfunctions.rs
index cda0a78..5b22c42 100644
--- a/src/bindings/squirrelfunctions.rs
+++ b/src/bindings/squirrelfunctions.rs
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ pub struct SquirrelFunctions {
     pub sq_sealstructslot: sq_sealstructslotType,
 }
 
-impl From<ClientSQFunctions> for SquirrelFunctions {
-    fn from(val: ClientSQFunctions) -> Self {
+impl From<&ClientSQFunctions> for SquirrelFunctions {
+    fn from(val: &ClientSQFunctions) -> Self {
         SquirrelFunctions {
             register_squirrel_func: val.register_squirrel_func,
             sq_defconst: val.sq_defconst,
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ impl From<ClientSQFunctions> for SquirrelFunctions {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<ServerSQFunctions> for SquirrelFunctions {
-    fn from(val: ServerSQFunctions) -> Self {
+impl From<&ServerSQFunctions> for SquirrelFunctions {
+    fn from(val: &ServerSQFunctions) -> Self {
         SquirrelFunctions {
             register_squirrel_func: val.register_squirrel_func,
             sq_defconst: val.sq_defconst,
diff --git a/src/macros/entry.rs b/src/macros/entry.rs
index 40fc71a..dde33b2 100644
--- a/src/macros/entry.rs
+++ b/src/macros/entry.rs
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ macro_rules! entry {
                     false // TODO: add this to Plugin
                 }
                 fn OnSqvmCreated(&self, sqvm: *mut squirreldatatypes::CSquirrelVM) {
+                    _ = mid::squirrel::SQFUNCTIONS.try_init();
+
                     let context: squirrelclasstypes::ScriptContext = unsafe { (*sqvm).vmContext }
                         .try_into()
                         .expect("sqvm was not valid :((((");
@@ -230,6 +232,7 @@ macro_rules! entry {
                             &mid::concommands::REGISTER_CONCOMNMADS,
                         );
                     }
+                    mid::squirrel::SQFUNCTIONS.fetch_functions(&dll_ptr);
 
                     let engine_data = if dll_string == "engine.dll" {
                         unsafe {
diff --git a/src/mid/squirrel.rs b/src/mid/squirrel.rs
index b20e2b9..3aeb4a0 100644
--- a/src/mid/squirrel.rs
+++ b/src/mid/squirrel.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ use crate::{
     bindings::{
         squirrelclasstypes::{SQFunction, ScriptContext},
         squirreldatatypes::{CSquirrelVM, HSquirrelVM, SQClosure, SQObject},
-        squirrelfunctions::SquirrelFunctions,
+        squirrelfunctions::{
+            ClientSQFunctions, ServerSQFunctions, SquirrelFunctions, SQUIRREL_CLIENT_FUNCS,
+            SQUIRREL_SERVER_FUNCS,
+        },
     },
     errors::CallError,
     high::{
@@ -23,6 +26,7 @@ use crate::{
         squirrel_traits::{GetFromSQObject, PushToSquirrelVm},
         vector::Vector3,
     },
+    prelude::DLLPointer,
 };
 
 use super::utils::{to_cstring, try_cstring};
@@ -54,6 +58,20 @@ pub struct SqFunctions {
 }
 
 impl SqFunctions {
+    #[doc(hidden)]
+    pub fn fetch_functions(&self, dll: &DLLPointer) {
+        unsafe { ClientSQFunctions::try_init(dll, &SQUIRREL_CLIENT_FUNCS) };
+        unsafe { ServerSQFunctions::try_init(dll, &SQUIRREL_SERVER_FUNCS) };
+    }
+
+    #[doc(hidden)]
+    pub fn try_init(&self) -> Option<()> {
+        self.client.set(SQUIRREL_CLIENT_FUNCS.wait().into()).ok()?;
+        self.server.set(SQUIRREL_SERVER_FUNCS.wait().into()).ok()?;
+
+        None
+    }
+
     pub fn from_sqvm(&'static self, sqvm: *mut HSquirrelVM) -> &'static SquirrelFunctions {
         self.from_cssqvm(unsafe { (*(*sqvm).sharedState).cSquirrelVM })
     }