diff --git a/FFMpegCore/FFMpegCore.csproj b/FFMpegCore/FFMpegCore.csproj
index 5f7b969..daf7901 100644
--- a/FFMpegCore/FFMpegCore.csproj
+++ b/FFMpegCore/FFMpegCore.csproj
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <Content Include="FFMPEG\bin\**\*">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>
-    <None Include="..\README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="\"/>
+    <None Include="..\README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="\" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/FFMpegCore/GlobalFFOptions.cs b/FFMpegCore/GlobalFFOptions.cs
index 358787a..37340cc 100644
--- a/FFMpegCore/GlobalFFOptions.cs
+++ b/FFMpegCore/GlobalFFOptions.cs
@@ -8,27 +8,20 @@ namespace FFMpegCore
     public static class GlobalFFOptions
     {
         private static readonly string ConfigFile = "ffmpeg.config.json";
+        private static FFOptions? _current;
 
-        public static FFOptions Current { get; private set; }
-        static GlobalFFOptions()
+        public static FFOptions Current
         {
-            if (File.Exists(ConfigFile))
-            {
-                Current = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<FFOptions>(File.ReadAllText(ConfigFile))!;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                Current = new FFOptions();
-            }
+            get { return _current ??= LoadFFOptions(); }
         }
-        
+
         public static void Configure(Action<FFOptions> optionsAction)
         {
             optionsAction?.Invoke(Current);
         }
         public static void Configure(FFOptions ffOptions)
         {
-            Current = ffOptions ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(ffOptions));
+            _current = ffOptions ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(ffOptions));
         }
         
 
@@ -48,5 +41,17 @@ private static string GetFFBinaryPath(string name, FFOptions ffOptions)
 
             return Path.Combine(ffOptions.BinaryFolder, ffName);
         }
+
+        private static FFOptions LoadFFOptions()
+        {
+            if (File.Exists(ConfigFile))
+            {
+                return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<FFOptions>(File.ReadAllText(ConfigFile))!;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return new FFOptions();
+            }
+        }
     }
 }