diff --git a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
index d657e51f5f..25684ca7e6 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "NoteSkinManager.h"
 #include "PrefsManager.h"
 #include "SongManager.h"
+#include "WorkoutManager.h"
 #include "CharacterManager.h"
 #include "GameState.h"
 #include "AnnouncerManager.h"
@@ -258,6 +259,7 @@ void ShutdownGame()
 	SAFE_DELETE( UNLOCKMAN );
 	SAFE_DELETE( CRYPTMAN );
 	SAFE_DELETE( MEMCARDMAN );
+	SAFE_DELETE( WORKOUTMAN );
 	SAFE_DELETE( SONGMAN );
 	SAFE_DELETE( BANNERCACHE );
 	SAFE_DELETE( SONGINDEX );
@@ -1051,6 +1053,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	
 	/* depends on SONGINDEX: */
 	SONGMAN		= new SongManager();
+	WORKOUTMAN	= new WorkoutManager;
 	if( !GetCommandlineArgument("ExportNsisStrings") && !GetCommandlineArgument("ExportLuaInformation") )
 		SONGMAN->InitAll( pLoadingWindow );	// this takes a long time
 	CRYPTMAN	= new CryptManager;		// need to do this before ProfileMan
diff --git a/stepmania/src/WorkoutManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/WorkoutManager.cpp
index 3c4d4b5e17..2bb2e64206 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/WorkoutManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/WorkoutManager.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 static const RString WORKOUTS_SUBDIR = "Workouts/";
 
-WorkoutManager*	WORKOUTMAN = new WorkoutManager;	// global and accessable from anywhere in our program
+WorkoutManager*	WORKOUTMAN = NULL;	// global and accessable from anywhere in our program
 
 WorkoutManager::WorkoutManager()
 {