diff --git a/sxt/core.c b/sxt/core.c
index 2cf948b..a708706 100644
--- a/sxt/core.c
+++ b/sxt/core.c
@@ -44,11 +44,10 @@
 #include <uuid/uuid.h>
 #endif
 
-#if 0
+
 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
 #include <openssl/err.h>
 #include <openssl/engine.h>
-#endif
 #include <openssl/rand.h>
 
 #include <tdata/list.h>
@@ -58,11 +57,18 @@
 
 int sxt_init(void)
 {
-  return 0;
+    /* init SSL library */
+  SSL_library_init();
+
+  OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms();
+
+  return lcrypt_init_ciphers();
 }
 
 int sxt_finish(void)
 {
+  EVP_cleanup();
+  CRYPTO_cleanup_all_ex_data();
   return 0;
 }