diff --git a/sources/instance.c b/sources/instance.c
index 39358d0f..0a44d5ec 100644
--- a/sources/instance.c
+++ b/sources/instance.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ void od_instance_free(od_instance_t *instance)
 		od_pid_unlink(&instance->pid, instance->scheme.pid_file);
 	od_scheme_free(&instance->scheme);
 	od_logger_close(&instance->logger);
+	machinarium_free();
 }
 
 static inline void
@@ -131,6 +132,9 @@ int od_instance_main(od_instance_t *instance, int argc, char **argv)
 		od_pid_init(&instance->pid);
 	}
 
+	/* init machinarium machinery */
+	machinarium_init();
+
 	/* reopen log file after config parsing */
 	if (instance->scheme.log_file) {
 		rc = od_logger_open(&instance->logger, instance->scheme.log_file);
diff --git a/sources/main.c b/sources/main.c
index 25012323..09b36829 100644
--- a/sources/main.c
+++ b/sources/main.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-	machinarium_init();
 	od_instance_t odissey;
 	od_instance_init(&odissey);
 	int rc = od_instance_main(&odissey, argc, argv);
@@ -39,6 +38,5 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		rc = EXIT_SUCCESS;
 	}
 	od_instance_free(&odissey);
-	machinarium_free();
 	return rc;
 }