diff --git a/rust/lib.rs b/rust/lib.rs
index 52b861d..a0f0faf 100644
--- a/rust/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/lib.rs
@@ -1,68 +1,71 @@
 mod matcher;
 mod finder;
 mod sorter;
 mod thread_pool;
 
 use std::sync::Mutex;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::os::raw::{c_int, c_char};
 use std::ffi::CString;
 use std::ffi::CStr;
 
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate lazy_static;
 
 lazy_static! {
     static ref GLOBAL_FILE_CACHE: Mutex<HashMap<String, Vec<String>>> = return Mutex::new(HashMap::new()) ;    
 }
 
 fn to_string(input: *const c_char) -> String {
     return unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(input) }.to_str().unwrap().to_string();
 }
 
 fn get_files(directory: &String) -> Vec<String> {
     let mut cache = GLOBAL_FILE_CACHE.lock().unwrap();
     if !cache.contains_key(directory) {
         let finder_options = finder::Options{ directory: directory.clone() };
         cache.insert( directory.clone(), finder::find_files(finder_options));
     }
 
     return cache.get(directory).unwrap().to_vec();
 }
 
 #[no_mangle]
-pub extern "C" fn ivy_init() {}
+pub extern "C" fn ivy_init(c_base_dir: *const c_char) {
+    let directory = to_string(c_base_dir);
+    get_files(&directory);
+}
 
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "C" fn ivy_match(c_pattern: *const c_char, c_text: *const c_char) -> c_int {
     let pattern = to_string(c_pattern);
     let text = to_string(c_text);
 
     let m = matcher::Matcher{ pattern };
     return m.score(text) as i32;
 }
 
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "C" fn ivy_files(c_pattern: *const c_char, c_base_dir: *const c_char) -> *const c_char {
     let pattern = to_string(c_pattern);
     let directory = to_string(c_base_dir);
 
     // Bail out early if the pattern is empty its never going to find anything
     if pattern.is_empty() {
         return CString::new("").unwrap().into_raw()
     }
 
     let files = get_files(&directory);
 
     let mut output = String::new();
     let sorter_options = sorter::Options::new(pattern);
 
     let files = sorter::sort_strings(sorter_options, files);
     for file in files.lock().unwrap().iter() {
         output.push_str(&file.content);
         output.push('\n');
     }
 
     return CString::new(output).unwrap().into_raw()
 }