diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index b777394..31fffea 100755
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ group = "org.gradle.fileevents"
 
 dependencies {
     compileOnly("com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.2")
-    api("net.rubygrapefruit:native-platform:0.22-milestone-26")
+    api("net.rubygrapefruit:native-platform:0.22-milestone-28")
     implementation("org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.36")
     testImplementation(platform("org.junit:junit-bom:5.11.0"))
     testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter")
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gradle/fileevents/FileEvents.java b/src/main/java/org/gradle/fileevents/FileEvents.java
index c3da05f..1a54bba 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gradle/fileevents/FileEvents.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gradle/fileevents/FileEvents.java
@@ -22,8 +22,12 @@
  */
 @ThreadSafe
 public class FileEvents {
-    private static final Map<Class<?>, Object> integrations = new HashMap<>();
-    private static boolean initialized;
+    private static FileEvents instance;
+
+    private final Map<Class<?>, Object> integrations = new HashMap<>();
+
+    private FileEvents() {
+    }
 
     /**
      * Initializes the native file events integration.
@@ -35,10 +39,10 @@ public class FileEvents {
      * @throws NativeException                       On failure to initialize the native integration.
      */
     @ThreadSafe
-    static public void init(File extractDir) throws NativeException {
+    static public FileEvents init(File extractDir) throws NativeException {
         synchronized (FileEvents.class) {
-            if (initialized) {
-                return;
+            if (instance != null) {
+                throw new NativeException("File-system watching native library has already been initialized.");
             }
             Platform platform = Platform.current();
             String platformName = getPlatformName(platform);
@@ -49,7 +53,6 @@ static public void init(File extractDir) throws NativeException {
                     throw new NativeIntegrationUnavailableException(String.format("Native file events integration is not available for %s.", platform));
                 }
                 System.load(library.getCanonicalPath());
-                initialized = true;
 
                 String nativeVersion = AbstractNativeFileEventFunctions.getVersion();
                 if (!nativeVersion.equals(FileEventsVersion.VERSION)) {
@@ -59,6 +62,9 @@ static public void init(File extractDir) throws NativeException {
                         nativeVersion
                     ));
                 }
+
+                instance = new FileEvents();
+                return instance;
             } catch (NativeException e) {
                 throw e;
             } catch (Throwable t) {
@@ -132,12 +138,9 @@ private static boolean isLinuxWithMusl() {
      * @throws NativeException                       On failure to load the native integration.
      */
     @ThreadSafe
-    public static <T extends NativeIntegration> T get(Class<T> type)
+    public <T extends NativeIntegration> T get(Class<T> type)
         throws NativeIntegrationUnavailableException, NativeException {
-        synchronized (FileEvents.class) {
-            if (!initialized) {
-                throw new NativeException(String.format("File-system watching native library has not been initialized.", type.getSimpleName()));
-            }
+        synchronized (this) {
             Platform platform = Platform.current();
             Object instance = integrations.get(type);
             if (instance == null) {
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/org/gradle/fileevents/internal/AbstractFileEventFunctionsTest.groovy b/src/test/groovy/org/gradle/fileevents/internal/AbstractFileEventFunctionsTest.groovy
index a0338a3..e8e715e 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/org/gradle/fileevents/internal/AbstractFileEventFunctionsTest.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/org/gradle/fileevents/internal/AbstractFileEventFunctionsTest.groovy
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ import spock.lang.Specification
 import spock.lang.TempDir
 import spock.lang.Timeout
 
+import java.nio.file.Files
+import java.nio.file.Paths
 import java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue
 import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
@@ -51,6 +53,18 @@ abstract class AbstractFileEventFunctionsTest extends Specification {
 
     LoggingCapture logging = new LoggingCapture(NativeLogger, Level.INFO)
 
+    private static FileEvents fileEventsIntegration
+
+    protected static FileEvents getFileEvents() {
+        if (fileEventsIntegration == null) {
+            def testOutputDir = Paths.get("build/test-outputs")
+            Files.createDirectories(testOutputDir)
+            def tempDir = Files.createTempDirectory(testOutputDir, "file-events")
+            fileEventsIntegration = FileEvents.init(tempDir.toFile())
+        }
+        return fileEventsIntegration
+    }
+
     @TempDir
     File tmpDir
     String testName
@@ -84,8 +98,6 @@ abstract class AbstractFileEventFunctionsTest extends Specification {
         assert rootDir.mkdirs()
         uncaughtFailureOnThread = []
         expectedLogMessages = [:]
-
-        FileEvents.init(null)
     }
 
     def cleanup() {
@@ -152,7 +164,7 @@ abstract class AbstractFileEventFunctionsTest extends Specification {
             @Memoized
             @Override
             OsxFileEventFunctions getService() {
-                FileEvents.get(OsxFileEventFunctions)
+                AbstractFileEventFunctionsTest.getFileEvents().get(OsxFileEventFunctions)
             }
 
             @Override
@@ -173,7 +185,7 @@ abstract class AbstractFileEventFunctionsTest extends Specification {
             @Memoized
             @Override
             LinuxFileEventFunctions getService() {
-                FileEvents.get(LinuxFileEventFunctions)
+                AbstractFileEventFunctionsTest.getFileEvents().get(LinuxFileEventFunctions)
             }
 
             @Override
@@ -193,7 +205,7 @@ abstract class AbstractFileEventFunctionsTest extends Specification {
             @Memoized
             @Override
             WindowsFileEventFunctions getService() {
-                FileEvents.get(WindowsFileEventFunctions)
+                AbstractFileEventFunctionsTest.getFileEvents().get(WindowsFileEventFunctions)
             }
 
             @Override