diff --git a/src/components/cgol-canvas.tsx b/src/components/cgol-canvas.tsx
index 761e21a..a96467b 100644
--- a/src/components/cgol-canvas.tsx
+++ b/src/components/cgol-canvas.tsx
@@ -1,53 +1,26 @@
-import { useEffect, useRef, useCallback } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+
+let wasmStarted = false;
 
 export function CgolCanvas() {
   const canvasRef = useRef<HTMLCanvasElement>(null);
-  const initializedRef = useRef(false);
-  const cleanupRef = useRef<(() => void) | null>(null);
-
-  const initializeWasm = useCallback(async () => {
-    if (typeof window === "undefined") return;
-
-    try {
-      const canvas = canvasRef.current;
-      if (!canvas || initializedRef.current) return;
-
-      const cgolModule = await import("cgol");
-
-      // Initialize WASM module
-      const initFunction = cgolModule.default;
-      if (initFunction && typeof initFunction === "function") {
-        await initFunction();
-      }
-
-      // Start CGOL
-      if (typeof cgolModule.start === "function") {
-        cgolModule.start();
-        initializedRef.current = true;
-
-        const cleanupFn = (cgolModule as { cleanup?: () => void }).cleanup;
-        if (typeof cleanupFn === "function") {
-          cleanupRef.current = cleanupFn;
-        }
-      }
-    } catch (error: unknown) {
-      console.error("Failed to initialize CGOL WebAssembly module:", error);
-    }
-  }, []);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    // Initialize immediately without delay
-    void initializeWasm();
+    if (wasmStarted) return;
+    wasmStarted = true;
 
-    return () => {
-      // Call cleanup if available from WASM module
-      if (cleanupRef.current) {
-        cleanupRef.current();
+    import("cgol").then(async (cgolModule) => {
+      if (typeof cgolModule.default === "function") {
+        await cgolModule.default();
       }
-      // Reset initialization state on unmount
-      initializedRef.current = false;
-    };
-  }, [initializeWasm]);
+      if (typeof cgolModule.start === "function") {
+        cgolModule.start();
+      }
+    }).catch((error: unknown) => {
+      console.error("Failed to initialize CGOL WebAssembly module:", error);
+      wasmStarted = false;
+    });
+  }, []);
 
   return (
     <canvas