diff --git a/FFImageLoading.Shared/ImageService.cs b/FFImageLoading.Shared/ImageService.cs
index 55a2e12ea..fbdd49ba2 100644
--- a/FFImageLoading.Shared/ImageService.cs
+++ b/FFImageLoading.Shared/ImageService.cs
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ public static void LoadImage(IImageLoaderTask task)
 		/// </summary>
 		public static void InvalidateMemoryCache()
 		{
+			InitializeIfNeeded();
+
 			#if __ANDROID__
 			ImageCache.Instance.Clear();
 			#elif __IOS__