diff --git a/src/mod.zig b/src/mod.zig
index a6c7b2b386d3afcefd6bbd72fd9834a12a10d3d6..762334869e2efb47f1055ef4be8b284819c16990 100644
--- a/src/mod.zig
+++ b/src/mod.zig
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ pub fn init_thread(dir: ?nfs.Dir) !void {
 
 pub fn deinit_thread() void {
     impl.deinit_thread();
+    started = false;
 }
 
 pub inline fn trace(src: std.builtin.SourceLocation, comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) Ctx {