diff --git a/packages/graphics/sdl/text.c b/packages/graphics/sdl/text.c
index f2a8bba..6cdf23d 100644
--- a/packages/graphics/sdl/text.c
+++ b/packages/graphics/sdl/text.c
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ void ARC_Text_Create(ARC_Text **text, ARC_String *path, int32_t size, ARC_Color
     (*text)->color = color;
     (*text)->texture = NULL;
     (*text)->bounds = (ARC_Rect){ 0, 0, 0, 0 };
+
+    if(TTF_Init()==-1) {
+        printf("TTF_Init: %s\n", TTF_GetError());
+        exit(2);
+    }
 }
 
 void ARC_Text_Destroy(ARC_Text *font){
@@ -28,6 +33,7 @@ void ARC_Text_Destroy(ARC_Text *font){
 void ARC_Text_SetString(ARC_Text *text, ARC_Renderer *renderer, ARC_String *string){
     TTF_Font *ttfont = TTF_OpenFont(text->name->data, text->size);
     SDL_Color textColor = (SDL_Color){ text->color.r, text->color.g, text->color.b, text->color.a };
+
     SDL_Surface *surface = TTF_RenderText_Blended_Wrapped(ttfont, string->data, textColor, 0);
 
     text->bounds.w = surface->w;
@@ -54,4 +60,4 @@ void ARC_Text_Render(ARC_Text *text, ARC_Renderer *renderer){
 void ARC_Text_SetPos(ARC_Text *text, ARC_Point pos){
     text->bounds.x = pos.x;
     text->bounds.y = pos.y;
-}
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+}