diff --git a/src/common/debug.h b/src/common/debug.h
index 770fd7133..2fd43155d 100644
--- a/src/common/debug.h
+++ b/src/common/debug.h
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@ static inline const char* ffFindFileName(const char* file)
 
 #if _WIN32
 const char* ffDebugWin32Error(unsigned long errorCode);
+const char* ffDebugNtStatus(NTSTATUS status);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/common/impl/debug_windows.c b/src/common/impl/debug_windows.c
index c1eb2c1b2..865193bad 100644
--- a/src/common/impl/debug_windows.c
+++ b/src/common/impl/debug_windows.c
@@ -26,3 +26,8 @@ const char* ffDebugWin32Error(DWORD errorCode)
 
     return buffer;
 }
+
+const char* ffDebugNtStatus(NTSTATUS status)
+{
+    return ffDebugWin32Error(RtlNtStatusToDosError(status));
+}
diff --git a/src/common/impl/init.c b/src/common/impl/init.c
index f760bf387..270c4ccc4 100644
--- a/src/common/impl/init.c
+++ b/src/common/impl/init.c
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ void ffInitInstance(void)
         setlocale(LC_TIME, "");
     #endif
 
-    initState(&instance.state);
     defaultConfig();
+    initState(&instance.state);
 }
 
 static volatile bool ffDisableLinewrap = true;