diff --git a/cli/src/main/scala-2.11/coursier/cli/Helper.scala b/cli/src/main/scala-2.11/coursier/cli/Helper.scala
index 24b8cfc56..9b7c35bd5 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/scala-2.11/coursier/cli/Helper.scala
+++ b/cli/src/main/scala-2.11/coursier/cli/Helper.scala
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ class Helper(
   def contextLoader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader
 
   // TODO Would ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader be better here?
-  val baseLoader: ClassLoader =
+  lazy val baseLoader: ClassLoader =
     Launch.mainClassLoader(contextLoader)
       .flatMap(cl => Option(cl.getParent))
       .getOrElse {