diff --git a/src/kernel/context.cpp b/src/kernel/context.cpp
index bfb17915fd..2420d18d74 100644
--- a/src/kernel/context.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/context.cpp
@@ -8,15 +8,18 @@
 #include <logging.h>
 #include <random.h>
 
+#include <mutex>
 #include <string>
 
-
 namespace kernel {
 Context::Context()
 {
-    std::string sha256_algo = SHA256AutoDetect();
-    LogPrintf("Using the '%s' SHA256 implementation\n", sha256_algo);
-    RandomInit();
+    static std::once_flag globals_initialized{};
+    std::call_once(globals_initialized, []() {
+        std::string sha256_algo = SHA256AutoDetect();
+        LogInfo("Using the '%s' SHA256 implementation\n", sha256_algo);
+        RandomInit();
+    });
 }