diff --git a/include/apimagic/apimagic.h b/include/apimagic/apimagic.h
index 167c860..e1ddfb3 100644
--- a/include/apimagic/apimagic.h
+++ b/include/apimagic/apimagic.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define AMGC_BAD_OPT_VAL		0x03
 #define AMGC_IO_ERROR			0xA0
 #define AMGC_MAP_ERROR			0xA1
+#define AMGC_INIT_ERROR			0xA2
 
 /* driver flags */
 #define AMGC_DRIVER_VERBOSITY_NONE	0x0000
diff --git a/src/driver/amgc_driver_ctx.c b/src/driver/amgc_driver_ctx.c
index 65f5b30..bef0c44 100644
--- a/src/driver/amgc_driver_ctx.c
+++ b/src/driver/amgc_driver_ctx.c
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
+#include <cparser/driver/driver.h>
+#include <cparser/driver/driver_t.h>
+#include <cparser/driver/tempfile.h>
+#include <cparser/firm/ast2firm.h>
+#include <cparser/firm/firm_opt.h>
+#include <cparser/parser/parser.h>
+#include <cparser/parser/preprocessor.h>
+
 #define ARGV_DRIVER
 
 #include <apimagic/apimagic.h>
@@ -91,6 +99,19 @@ static int amgc_get_driver_ctx_fail(struct argv_meta * meta)
 	return -1;
 }
 
+static int amgc_init_cparser(void)
+{
+	init_temp_files();
+	init_default_driver();
+	init_driver();
+	init_preprocessor();
+	init_parser();
+	init_ast();
+	init_gen_firm();
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int amgc_get_driver_ctx(
 	const char **			argv,
 	const char **			envp,
@@ -133,6 +154,9 @@ int amgc_get_driver_ctx(
 			nunits++;
 	}
 
+	if (amgc_init_cparser())
+		return amgc_get_driver_ctx_fail(meta);
+
 	if (!(ctx = amgc_driver_ctx_alloc(meta,&cctx,nunits)))
 		return amgc_get_driver_ctx_fail(meta);
 
@@ -163,10 +187,23 @@ int amgc_create_driver_ctx(
 	return AMGC_OK;
 }
 
+static void amgc_exit_cparser(void)
+{
+	exit_gen_firm();
+	exit_ast2firm();
+	exit_ast();
+	exit_parser();
+	exit_preprocessor();
+	exit_driver();
+	exit_default_driver();
+	exit_temp_files();
+}
+
 static void amgc_free_driver_ctx_impl(struct amgc_driver_ctx_alloc * ictx)
 {
 	argv_free(ictx->meta);
 	free(ictx);
+	amgc_exit_cparser();
 }
 
 void amgc_free_driver_ctx(struct amgc_driver_ctx * ctx)