diff --git a/lib/windows.js b/lib/windows.js
index b040c74..2f27ab9 100644
--- a/lib/windows.js
+++ b/lib/windows.js
@@ -6,27 +6,29 @@ import preGyp from '@mapbox/node-pre-gyp';
 
 const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 
-const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
+const getAddon = () => {
+	const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
 
-const bindingPath = preGyp.find(path.resolve(path.join(__dirname, '../package.json')));
+	const bindingPath = preGyp.find(path.resolve(path.join(__dirname, '../package.json')));
 
-const addon = (fs.existsSync(bindingPath)) ? require(bindingPath) : {
-	getActiveWindow() {},
-	getOpenWindows() {},
+	return (fs.existsSync(bindingPath)) ? require(bindingPath) : {
+		getActiveWindow() {},
+		getOpenWindows() {},
+	};
 };
 
 export async function activeWindow() {
-	return addon.getActiveWindow();
+	return getAddon().getActiveWindow();
 }
 
 export function activeWindowSync() {
-	return addon.getActiveWindow();
+	return getAddon().getActiveWindow();
 }
 
 export function openWindows() {
-	return addon.getOpenWindows();
+	return getAddon().getOpenWindows();
 }
 
 export function openWindowsSync() {
-	return addon.getOpenWindows();
+	return getAddon().getOpenWindows();
 }