diff -r 874a02a683c5 -r 6234b7ea48f3 src/context.c
--- a/src/context.c	Sat Apr 19 19:30:46 2025 +0200
+++ b/src/context.c	Sun Apr 20 15:41:16 2025 +0200
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 #include <SDL2/SDL.h>
 #include <SDL2/SDL_ttf.h>
+#include <SDL2/SDL_image.h>
 
 #include <time.h>
 
@@ -76,12 +77,13 @@
     );
 
     // initialize SDL
+    const int supported_img_flags = IMG_INIT_PNG | IMG_INIT_JPG;
     if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO) < 0) {
         asc_error(SDL_GetError());
-    } else {
-        if (TTF_Init() < 0) {
-            asc_error(TTF_GetError());
-        }
+    } else if (TTF_Init() < 0) {
+        asc_error(TTF_GetError());
+    } else if (IMG_Init(supported_img_flags) != supported_img_flags) {
+        asc_error(IMG_GetError());
     }
     SDL_ClearError();
     asc_context.total_nanos = asc_nanos();
@@ -99,8 +101,8 @@
     asc_font_cache_destroy();
 
     // quit SDL
-    if (TTF_WasInit())
-        TTF_Quit();
+    IMG_Quit();
+    TTF_Quit();
     SDL_Quit();
 
     // destroy the error buffer