diff --git a/src/classes/communication.gd b/src/classes/communication.gd
index e72b319..2621278 100644
--- a/src/classes/communication.gd
+++ b/src/classes/communication.gd
@@ -19,21 +19,27 @@ class_name PresencodeCommunication
 
 # CORE
 var core: Core
-@onready var logger: CoreLoggerInstance = core.logger.get_instance("src/classes/communication.gd")
-@onready var sms: CoreBaseModule = core.sms
+var logger: CoreLoggerInstance
+var sms: CoreBaseModule
 
 # Presencode infrastructure
 var presenloader: Node
 
 # Presentation data
-@onready var entrypoint: PresencodeEntrypoint = presenloader.entrypoint_node
-@onready var manifest: Dictionary = presenloader.manifest
+var entrypoint: PresencodeEntrypoint
+var manifest: Dictionary
 var current_slide: int = -1
 
 # +++ initialization +++
 func _init(core_new: Core, presenloader_new: Node) -> void:
 	core = core_new
+	logger = core.logger.get_instance("src/classes/communication.gd", self)
+	sms = core.sms
+	
 	presenloader = presenloader_new
+	
+	entrypoint = presenloader.entrypoint_node
+	manifest = presenloader.manifest
 
 # +++ slide management +++
 func switch_slide(new_slide: int) -> PresencodeTypes.PresencodeError:
diff --git a/src/presenloader.gd b/src/presenloader.gd
index b1de701..7707a19 100644
--- a/src/presenloader.gd
+++ b/src/presenloader.gd
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ var manifest: Dictionary = {}
 
 var entrypoint: Script = null
 var entrypoint_node: PresencodeEntrypoint = null
-var communication: PresencodeCommunication = PresencodeCommunication.new(core, self)
+@onready var communication: PresencodeCommunication = PresencodeCommunication.new(core, self)
 
 var reader: ZIPReader = ZIPReader.new()
 var diraccess: DirAccess = null