diff --git a/src/eval.cpp b/src/eval.cpp
index b7c7972..248ab0c 100644
--- a/src/eval.cpp
+++ b/src/eval.cpp
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ namespace Slime {
 
     proc interprete_file (char* file_name) -> Lisp_Object* {
         try Memory::init();
+        try Memory::load_pre();
 
         Lisp_Object* result;
 
@@ -502,7 +503,8 @@ namespace Slime {
 
     proc interprete_stdin() -> void {
         try_void Memory::init();
-
+        try_void Memory::load_pre();
+        
         printf("Welcome to the lispy interpreter.\n%s\n", version_string);
 
         char* line;
diff --git a/src/forward_decls.cpp b/src/forward_decls.cpp
index 0ae77d9..b401912 100644
--- a/src/forward_decls.cpp
+++ b/src/forward_decls.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ namespace Slime {
         Environment* create_built_ins_environment();
         Lisp_Object* create_lisp_object_cfunction(bool is_special);
         void init();
+        void load_pre();
         char* get_c_str(String);
         void free_everything();
         String create_string(const char*);
diff --git a/src/memory.cpp b/src/memory.cpp
index 0d22de8..3f48842 100644
--- a/src/memory.cpp
+++ b/src/memory.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ namespace Slime::Memory {
 
         // free the exe dir:
         free(Globals::load_path.data[0]);
-        Globals::load_path.dealloc();
+        // Globals::load_path.dealloc();
         Globals::docs.dealloc();
         Globals::Current_Execution::envi_stack.dealloc();
         Globals::Current_Execution::cs.dealloc();
@@ -171,6 +171,11 @@ namespace Slime::Memory {
         return ret;
     }
 
+    proc load_pre() -> void {
+        String file_name = Memory::create_string("pre.slime");
+        defer_free(file_name.data);
+        try_void built_in_load(file_name);
+    }
     proc init() -> void {
         profile_this();
 
@@ -199,7 +204,7 @@ namespace Slime::Memory {
         Globals::Current_Execution::mes.alloc();
 
         Globals::docs.alloc();
-        Globals::load_path.alloc();
+        // Globals::load_path.alloc();
         add_to_load_path(exe_path);
         add_to_load_path("../bin/");
 
@@ -457,9 +462,6 @@ namespace Slime::Memory {
         };
 
         try load_built_ins_into_environment();
-        String file_name = Memory::create_string("pre.slime");
-        try built_in_load(file_name);
-        free(file_name.data);
         return ret;
     }