diff --git a/cmd/convert_cbz_command.go b/cmd/convert_cbz_command.go
index 6f09841..c18b87b 100644
--- a/cmd/convert_cbz_command.go
+++ b/cmd/convert_cbz_command.go
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ func ConvertCbzCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get chapterConverter: %v", err)
 	}
+
+	err = chapterConverter.PrepareConverter()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to prepare converter: %v", err)
+	}
 	// Channel to manage the files to process
 	fileChan := make(chan string)
 
diff --git a/converter/converter.go b/converter/converter.go
index 0b33760..b3b2a2d 100644
--- a/converter/converter.go
+++ b/converter/converter.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type Converter interface {
 	// Format of the converter
 	Format() (format constant.ConversionFormat)
 	ConvertChapter(chapter *packer.Chapter, quality uint8, progress func(string)) (*packer.Chapter, error)
+	PrepareConverter() error
 }
 
 var converters = map[constant.ConversionFormat]Converter{
diff --git a/converter/webp/webp_converter.go b/converter/webp/webp_converter.go
index edab707..48812ca 100644
--- a/converter/webp/webp_converter.go
+++ b/converter/webp/webp_converter.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 type Converter struct {
 	maxHeight  int
 	cropHeight int
+	isPrepared bool
 }
 
 func (converter *Converter) Format() (format constant.ConversionFormat) {
@@ -32,11 +33,24 @@ func New() *Converter {
 		//maxHeight: 16383 / 2,
 		maxHeight:  4000,
 		cropHeight: 2000,
+		isPrepared: false,
 	}
 }
 
-func (converter *Converter) ConvertChapter(chapter *packer2.Chapter, quality uint8, progress func(string)) (*packer2.Chapter, error) {
+func (converter *Converter) PrepareConverter() error {
+	if converter.isPrepared {
+		return nil
+	}
 	err := PrepareEncoder()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	converter.isPrepared = true
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (converter *Converter) ConvertChapter(chapter *packer2.Chapter, quality uint8, progress func(string)) (*packer2.Chapter, error) {
+	err := converter.PrepareConverter()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}