1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Python/pylifecycle.c b/Python/pylifecycle.c
index 01344db..6dc684b 100644
--- a/Python/pylifecycle.c
+++ b/Python/pylifecycle.c
@@ -587,6 +587,12 @@ pycore_init_types(void)
     if (!_PyContext_Init()) {
         return _Py_INIT_ERR("can't init context");
     }
+
+    err = _PyErr_Init();
+    if (_Py_INIT_FAILED(err)) {
+        return err;
+    }
+
     return _Py_INIT_OK();
 }
 
@@ -1462,6 +1468,12 @@ new_interpreter(PyThreadState **tstate_p)
         return err;
     }
 
+    err = _PyErr_Init();
+    if (_Py_INIT_FAILED(err)) {
+        return err;
+    }
+
+
     /* XXX The following is lax in error checking */
     PyObject *modules = PyDict_New();
     if (modules == NULL) {