diff --git a/core-writer/src/RingBuffer.cpp b/core-writer/src/RingBuffer.cpp
index 9f2f585..a72f9d0 100644
--- a/core-writer/src/RingBuffer.cpp
+++ b/core-writer/src/RingBuffer.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ RingBuffer::~RingBuffer()
 
 void RingBuffer::initialize(const size_t requested_slot_size)
 {
-    if (initialized_.load(memory_order_relaxed)) {
+    if (is_initialized()) {
         return;
     }