diff --git a/src/columns.c b/src/columns.c
index 305c23c..5e79f75 100644
--- a/src/columns.c
+++ b/src/columns.c
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 
 int main (void) {
 
+	if (sodium_init() < 0) {			// initialise sodium
+		printf("error\n");			// -1 = failure
+	}
+
 	initSDL ();
 	init_gfx();