diff --git a/src/hack.cpp b/src/hack.cpp
index 2665d0bd..ea4b740d 100644
--- a/src/hack.cpp
+++ b/src/hack.cpp
@@ -427,8 +427,9 @@ free(logname);*/
 #endif
 
     hacks::shared::walkbot::Initialize();
+#if ENABLE_VISUALS
     hacks::shared::esp::Init();
-
+#endif
     logging::Info("Clearing initializer stack");
     while (!init_stack().empty())
     {