diff --git a/bindings/java/src/main/java/org/github/tursodatabase/core/LimboDB.java b/bindings/java/src/main/java/org/github/tursodatabase/core/LimboDB.java
index f3001aead..accbad76b 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/main/java/org/github/tursodatabase/core/LimboDB.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/main/java/org/github/tursodatabase/core/LimboDB.java
@@ -30,6 +30,19 @@ public final class LimboDB extends AbstractDB {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Loads the SQLite interface backend.
+     */
+    public static void load() {
+        if (isLoaded) return;
+
+        try {
+            System.loadLibrary("_limbo_java");
+        } finally {
+            isLoaded = true;
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param url      e.g. "jdbc:sqlite:fileName
      * @param fileName e.g. path to file
@@ -43,19 +56,6 @@ public final class LimboDB extends AbstractDB {
         super(url, fileName);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Loads the SQLite interface backend.
-     */
-    public void load() {
-        if (isLoaded) return;
-
-        try {
-            System.loadLibrary("_limbo_java");
-        } finally {
-            isLoaded = true;
-        }
-    }
-
     // WRAPPER FUNCTIONS ////////////////////////////////////////////
 
     // TODO: add support for JNI
diff --git a/bindings/java/src/test/java/org/github/tursodatabase/core/LimboDBTest.java b/bindings/java/src/test/java/org/github/tursodatabase/core/LimboDBTest.java
index feeeff060..66e842ea4 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/test/java/org/github/tursodatabase/core/LimboDBTest.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/test/java/org/github/tursodatabase/core/LimboDBTest.java
@@ -15,16 +15,16 @@ public class LimboDBTest {
     @Test
     void db_should_open_normally() throws Exception {
         String dbPath = TestUtils.createTempFile();
+        LimboDB.load();
         LimboDB db = LimboDB.create("jdbc:sqlite" + dbPath, dbPath);
-        db.load();
         db.open(0);
     }
 
     @Test
     void should_throw_exception_when_opened_twice() throws Exception {
         String dbPath = TestUtils.createTempFile();
+        LimboDB.load();
         LimboDB db = LimboDB.create("jdbc:sqlite:" + dbPath, dbPath);
-        db.load();
         db.open(0);
 
         assertThatThrownBy(() -> db.open(0)).isInstanceOf(SQLException.class);
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ public class LimboDBTest {
     @Test
     void throwJavaException_should_throw_appropriate_java_exception() throws Exception {
         String dbPath = TestUtils.createTempFile();
+        LimboDB.load();
         LimboDB db = LimboDB.create("jdbc:sqlite:" + dbPath, dbPath);
-        db.load();
 
         final int limboExceptionCode = LimboErrorCode.ETC.code;
         try {