diff --git a/include/ctx.h b/include/ctx.h
index 1c5887e..e3ae446 100644
--- a/include/ctx.h
+++ b/include/ctx.h
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ typedef bool (*lm_ctx_check_callback_t)(
 /* ###############
    ## ctx stuff ##
    ############### */
-bool lm_ctx_init(lm_ctx_t *ctx, char *root_dir, char *temp_dir, char *data_dir);
+bool lm_ctx_init(lm_ctx_t *ctx);
+bool lm_ctx_new(lm_ctx_t *ctx, char *root_dir, char *temp_dir, char *data_dir);
 void lm_ctx_free(lm_ctx_t *ctx);
 
 /* ####################
diff --git a/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/libmp.po b/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/libmp.po
index 29e45a1..3a3bd24 100644
--- a/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/libmp.po
+++ b/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/libmp.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-08-04 13:06+0300\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-08-04 15:24+0300\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
diff --git a/src/ctx/ctx.c b/src/ctx/ctx.c
index dbb687d..64ce22a 100644
--- a/src/ctx/ctx.c
+++ b/src/ctx/ctx.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <locale.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <strings.h>
 
 bool __lm_ctx_init_checkdir(char *path){
   if(!mkdir_ifnot(path)){
@@ -28,17 +29,33 @@ bool __lm_ctx_init_checkdir(char *path){
   return true;
 }
 
-bool lm_ctx_init(lm_ctx_t *ctx, char *root_dir, char *temp_dir, char *data_dir) {
+bool lm_ctx_init(lm_ctx_t *ctx) {
+  if(NULL == ctx){
+    lm_error_set(LM_ERR_ArgNULL);
+    return false;
+  }
+
   setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
   textdomain("libmp");
 
-  char *suberr = NULL;
-  bool ret = false;
-
   bzero(ctx, sizeof(lm_ctx_t));
   ctx->version = LM_VERSION;
   lm_error_clear();
 
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool lm_ctx_new(lm_ctx_t *ctx, char *root_dir, char *temp_dir, char *data_dir) {
+  if(NULL == ctx){
+    lm_error_set(LM_ERR_ArgNULL);
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  char *suberr = NULL;
+  bool ret = false;
+
+  lm_ctx_init(ctx);
+
   if(root_dir != NULL && !__lm_ctx_init_checkdir(root_dir)){
     suberr = lm_strerror_dup();
     pdebug(__func__, "check failed for specified root directory: %s", lm_strerror());
@@ -83,7 +100,7 @@ void lm_ctx_free(lm_ctx_t *ctx) {
 
   if(NULL != ctx->db)
     lm_database_free(ctx->db);
-  
+
   lm_error_clear();
   return;
 }