diff --git a/src/account.c b/src/account.c
index ba3f650..2cbae66 100644
--- a/src/account.c
+++ b/src/account.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Account * account_new(char const * type, char const * name)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	sprintf(filename, "%s/%s/%s.so", PLUGINDIR, type, name);
-	if((account->handle = dlopen(filename, RTLD_NOW)) == NULL
+	if((account->handle = dlopen(filename, RTLD_LAZY)) == NULL
 			|| (account->plugin = dlsym(account->handle,
 					"account_plugin")) == NULL)
 	{