diff --git a/src/meta_plugin/magic.rs b/src/meta_plugin/magic.rs
index d3578d0..0a4251a 100644
--- a/src/meta_plugin/magic.rs
+++ b/src/meta_plugin/magic.rs
@@ -28,28 +28,30 @@ impl MagicFileMetaPlugin {
     }
 
     fn get_magic_result(&self, flags: CookieFlags) -> io::Result<String> {
-        // Create a new cookie with the specific flags for this request
-        let cookie = Cookie::open(flags)
-            .map_err(|e| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, format!("Failed to open magic cookie: {}", e)))?;
-        cookie.load(&[] as &[&str])
-            .map_err(|e| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, format!("Failed to load magic database: {}", e)))?;
+        // Use the existing cookie and just change flags
+        if let Some(cookie) = &self.cookie {
+            cookie.set_flags(flags)
+                .map_err(|e| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, format!("Failed to set magic flags: {}", e)))?;
 
-        let result = cookie.buffer(&self.buffer)
-            .map_err(|e| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, format!("Failed to analyze buffer: {}", e)))?;
+            let result = cookie.buffer(&self.buffer)
+                .map_err(|e| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, format!("Failed to analyze buffer: {}", e)))?;
 
-        // Clean up the result - remove extra whitespace and take first part if needed
-        let trimmed = result.trim();
-        
-        // For some magic results, we might want just the first part before semicolon or comma
-        let cleaned = if trimmed.contains(';') {
-            trimmed.split(';').next().unwrap_or(trimmed).trim()
-        } else if trimmed.contains(',') && flags.contains(CookieFlags::MIME_TYPE | CookieFlags::MIME_ENCODING) {
-            trimmed.split(',').next().unwrap_or(trimmed).trim()
+            // Clean up the result - remove extra whitespace and take first part if needed
+            let trimmed = result.trim();
+            
+            // For some magic results, we might want just the first part before semicolon or comma
+            let cleaned = if trimmed.contains(';') {
+                trimmed.split(';').next().unwrap_or(trimmed).trim()
+            } else if trimmed.contains(',') && flags.contains(CookieFlags::MIME_TYPE | CookieFlags::MIME_ENCODING) {
+                trimmed.split(',').next().unwrap_or(trimmed).trim()
+            } else {
+                trimmed
+            };
+
+            Ok(cleaned.to_string())
         } else {
-            trimmed
-        };
-
-        Ok(cleaned.to_string())
+            Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "Magic cookie not initialized"))
+        }
     }
 
     fn save_all_magic_metadata(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
@@ -109,6 +111,13 @@ impl MetaPlugin for MagicFileMetaPlugin {
         // Store raw pointer to connection - unsafe but necessary for this design
         self.conn = Some(conn as *const _ as *mut Connection);
         
+        // Initialize the magic cookie once
+        let cookie = Cookie::open(Default::default())
+            .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to open magic cookie: {}", e))?;
+        cookie.load(&[] as &[&str])
+            .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to load magic database: {}", e))?;
+        self.cookie = Some(cookie);
+        
         Ok(())
     }