diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/io/github/jsixface/codexvert/Application.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/io/github/jsixface/codexvert/Application.kt
index 0ca80a4..cb3eb10 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/io/github/jsixface/codexvert/Application.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/io/github/jsixface/codexvert/Application.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ fun Application.module() {
     migrateDatabases()
     configureRouting()
     configureHTTP()
+    initialize()
 }
 
 
diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/io/github/jsixface/codexvert/Initializer.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/io/github/jsixface/codexvert/Initializer.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74cab5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/io/github/jsixface/codexvert/Initializer.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package io.github.jsixface.codexvert
+
+import io.github.jsixface.codexvert.api.VideoApi
+import io.ktor.server.application.Application
+import io.ktor.server.application.log
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import org.koin.ktor.ext.inject
+
+fun Application.initialize() {
+    val videoApi by inject<VideoApi>()
+    log.info("initialize application...")
+
+    CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.IO).launch {
+        videoApi.updateCache()
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/io/github/jsixface/codexvert/api/VideoApi.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/io/github/jsixface/codexvert/api/VideoApi.kt
index e318114..2ab53b8 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/io/github/jsixface/codexvert/api/VideoApi.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/io/github/jsixface/codexvert/api/VideoApi.kt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class VideoApi(private val parser: IParser, private val repo: IVideoFilesRepo) {
     private val logger = logger()
     private var cache = emptyList<VideoFile>()
 
-    private suspend fun updateCache() {
+    suspend fun updateCache() {
         logger.info("${this::class.simpleName} updateCache()")
         cache = repo.getAll().map { it.toVideoFile() }
     }