diff --git a/zio-json/jvm/src/main/scala/zio/json/JsonEncoderPlatformSpecific.scala b/zio-json/jvm/src/main/scala/zio/json/JsonEncoderPlatformSpecific.scala
index 3502c727..60b7d15f 100644
--- a/zio-json/jvm/src/main/scala/zio/json/JsonEncoderPlatformSpecific.scala
+++ b/zio-json/jvm/src/main/scala/zio/json/JsonEncoderPlatformSpecific.scala
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ trait JsonEncoderPlatformSpecific[A] { self: JsonEncoder[A] =>
       }
     }
 
-  final val encodeJsonLinesPipeline: ZPipeline[Any, Throwable, A, Char] =
+  final lazy val encodeJsonLinesPipeline: ZPipeline[Any, Throwable, A, Char] =
     encodeJsonDelimitedPipeline(None, Some('\n'), None)
 
-  final val encodeJsonArrayPipeline: ZPipeline[Any, Throwable, A, Char] =
+  final lazy val encodeJsonArrayPipeline: ZPipeline[Any, Throwable, A, Char] =
     encodeJsonDelimitedPipeline(Some('['), Some(','), Some(']'))
 }