diff --git a/internal/app/app.go b/internal/app/app.go
index c447d9a..40c2d27 100644
--- a/internal/app/app.go
+++ b/internal/app/app.go
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func (a *appImpl) processScreenshot() {
 	// Capture screenshot
 	filePath, err := a.capturer.Get()
 	if err != nil {
-		a.log.Error("Failed to capture screenshot", "error", err)
+		a.log.Error("failed to obtain screenshot from capturer", "error", err)
 		a.addConsoleOutput("Error: Failed to capture screenshot")
 		a.stats.Status = Waiting
 		return
diff --git a/internal/screencapturer/wholescreencapturer.go b/internal/screencapturer/wholescreencapturer.go
index dbb2398..75e0f78 100644
--- a/internal/screencapturer/wholescreencapturer.go
+++ b/internal/screencapturer/wholescreencapturer.go
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ type wholeScreenCapturer struct {
 
 // Get implements ScreenCapturer.
 func (w *wholeScreenCapturer) Get() (filepath string, err error) {
-	if !w.initialized {
+	w.mu.RLock()
+	initialized := w.initialized
+	w.mu.RUnlock()
+	
+	if !initialized {
 		return "", ErrNotInitialized
 	}
 
@@ -73,6 +77,9 @@ func (w *wholeScreenCapturer) Get() (filepath string, err error) {
 
 // Init implements ScreenCapturer.
 func (w *wholeScreenCapturer) Init() (err error) {
+	w.mu.Lock()
+	defer w.mu.Unlock()
+	
 	if w.initialized {
 		w.log.Debug("wholescreencapturer already initialized, skipping initialization")
 		return nil
@@ -104,6 +111,7 @@ func (w *wholeScreenCapturer) Init() (err error) {
 }
 
 func (w *wholeScreenCapturer) captureAndSave() (string, error) {
+	w.mu.RLock()
 	img, err := screenshot.CaptureRect(w.displayBounds)
 	if err != nil {
 		w.log.Error("failed to capture screenshot", "error", err)
@@ -113,6 +121,7 @@ func (w *wholeScreenCapturer) captureAndSave() (string, error) {
 	now := time.Now().UnixMilli()
 	filename := fmt.Sprintf("%d.png", now)
 	filePath := filepath.Join(w.tempDirectory, filename)
+	w.mu.RUnlock()
 
 	file, err := os.Create(filePath)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -159,7 +168,11 @@ func NewWholeScreenCapturer(
 		log:    log,
 	}
 	lc.Append(fx.StopHook(func(ctx context.Context) error {
-		if !capturer.initialized {
+		capturer.mu.RLock()
+		initialized := capturer.initialized
+		capturer.mu.RUnlock()
+		
+		if !initialized {
 			log.Debug("wholescreencapturer not initialized, nothing to do")
 			return nil
 		}