diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 4e8020a..8d49b18 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "text.h"
 #include "histogram_internal.h"
 #include "svg.h"
+#include <curl/curl.h>
 
 using namespace std;
 const size_t SCREEN_WIDTH = 80;
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ Input input_data(istream& stream, bool prompt)
 
 int main()
 {
+    curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
     bool prompt = true;
     auto in = input_data(cin, prompt);