diff --git a/src/http_server.cpp b/src/http_server.cpp
index ee830593..73e3352a 100644
--- a/src/http_server.cpp
+++ b/src/http_server.cpp
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ void HttpServer::on_accept(h2o_socket_t *listener, const char *err) {
 }
 
 int HttpServer::setup_ssl(const char *cert_file, const char *key_file) {
-    SSL_load_error_strings();
     SSL_library_init();
+    SSL_load_error_strings();
 
     accept_ctx->ssl_ctx = SSL_CTX_new(SSLv23_server_method());
 
diff --git a/src/typesense_server_utils.cpp b/src/typesense_server_utils.cpp
index 8c8c03cd..7059363a 100644
--- a/src/typesense_server_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/typesense_server_utils.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "core_api.h"
 #include "typesense_server_utils.h"
+#include <curl/curl.h>
 
 HttpServer* server;
 
@@ -88,6 +89,8 @@ int run_server(cmdline::parser & options, void (*master_server_routes)(), void (
         return 1;
     }
 
+    curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_SSL);
+
     server = new HttpServer(
             options.get<std::string>("listen-address"),
             options.get<uint32_t>("listen-port"),
@@ -124,6 +127,8 @@ int run_server(cmdline::parser & options, void (*master_server_routes)(), void (
 
     int ret_code = server->run();
 
+    curl_global_cleanup();
+
     // we are out of the event loop here
     delete server;
     CollectionManager::get_instance().dispose();