diff --git a/ewext/src/lib.rs b/ewext/src/lib.rs
index 4ac8c905..d9a82f29 100644
--- a/ewext/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ewext/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use modules::{Module, ModuleCtx, entity_sync::EntitySync};
 use net::NetManager;
 use noita_api::add_lua_fn;
 use noita_api::addr_grabber::Globals;
+use noita_api::heap::raw_new;
 use noita_api::noita::types::EntityManager;
 use noita_api::noita::world::ParticleWorldState;
 use noita_api::{
@@ -357,6 +358,7 @@ pub(crate) fn print_error(error: eyre::Report) -> eyre::Result<()> {
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn luaopen_ewext(lua: *mut lua_State) -> c_int {
     #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
     println!("Initializing ewext");
+    raw_new(1);
 
     if let Err(_e) = KEEP_SELF_LOADED.as_ref() {
         #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
diff --git a/noita_api/src/heap.rs b/noita_api/src/heap.rs
index 239b18cf..51491cce 100644
--- a/noita_api/src/heap.rs
+++ b/noita_api/src/heap.rs
@@ -7,12 +7,10 @@ struct Msvcr {
 }
 
 static MSVCR: LazyLock<Msvcr> = LazyLock::new(|| unsafe {
-    println!("Loading MSVCR");
     let lib = libloading::Library::new("./msvcr120.dll").expect("library to exist");
-    let op_new = *lib.get(b"operator_new\0").expect("symbol to exist");
+    let op_new = *lib.get(b"??2@YAPAXI@Z\0").expect("symbol to exist");
     // let op_delete = *lib.get(b"operator_delete\0").expect("symbol to exist");
     // let op_delete_array = *lib.get(b"operator_delete[]\0").expect("symbol to exist");
-    println!("Load OK");
     Msvcr {
         op_new,
         // op_delete,