diff --git a/cmd/lume/init_windows.go b/cmd/lume/init_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c87266
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lume/init_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// +build windows
+
+// https://stackoverflow.com/a/52579002
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/windows"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	stdout := windows.Handle(os.Stdout.Fd())
+	var originalMode uint32
+
+	windows.GetConsoleMode(stdout, &originalMode)
+	windows.SetConsoleMode(stdout, originalMode|windows.ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/lume/main.go b/cmd/lume/main.go
index 32b0d90..a653b10 100644
--- a/cmd/lume/main.go
+++ b/cmd/lume/main.go
@@ -9,20 +9,11 @@ import (
 	lifx "git.kill0.net/chill9/lume"
 	lumecmd "git.kill0.net/chill9/lume/cmd"
 	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
-
-	"golang.org/x/sys/windows"
 )
 
 const lumercFile = ".lumerc"
 
 func main() {
-	var originalMode uint32
-	stdout := windows.Handle(os.Stdout.Fd())
-
-	windows.GetConsoleMode(stdout, &originalMode)
-	windows.SetConsoleMode(stdout, originalMode|windows.ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING)
-	defer windows.SetConsoleMode(stdout, originalMode)
-
 	var config lumecmd.Config
 	config = loadConfig()