diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d3026e7..089460a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.0.5] -
+
+### Changed
+
+- `FileTranscriber.transcribe()` now only runs if wasm module _and_ model file are loaded successfully
+
+### Fixed
+
+- prevent multiple calls to `createModule` if model file was not found - fixes possible memory issue [#10](https://github.com/TranscribeJs/transcribe.js/issues/10)
+
 ## [2.0.4] - 2024-11-27
 
 ### Add
diff --git a/examples/index.html b/examples/index.html
index 5097e1c..957d9ac 100644
--- a/examples/index.html
+++ b/examples/index.html
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
                 segment.text + "\n";
             });
           } catch (error) {
+            printConsole(error.message);
+            document.querySelector(".result").innerHTML = "<em>Error</em>";
             console.error("Error transcribing", error);
           }
         }
diff --git a/src/FileTranscriber.js b/src/FileTranscriber.js
index 1d33cd4..a1981e1 100644
--- a/src/FileTranscriber.js
+++ b/src/FileTranscriber.js
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ export class FileTranscriber extends Transcriber {
       token_timestamps = true,
     } = {}
   ) {
-    if (!this.isRuntimeInitialized) {
-      throw new Error("transcriber not initialized.");
+    if (!this.isReady) {
+      throw new Error("FileTranscriber not initialized.");
     }
 
     if (threads > this.maxThreads) {
diff --git a/src/Transcriber.js b/src/Transcriber.js
index daca65b..a7caa48 100644
--- a/src/Transcriber.js
+++ b/src/Transcriber.js
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ export class Transcriber {
    */
   _isRuntimeInitialized = false;
 
+  /**
+   * Is model file loaded.
+   *
+   * @protected
+   * @type {boolean}
+   */
+  _isModelFileLoaded = false;
+
   /**
    * Is everything initialized and ready to transcribe.
    *
@@ -123,6 +131,15 @@ export class Transcriber {
     return this._isRuntimeInitialized;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Is model file loaded.
+   *
+   * @type {boolean}
+   */
+  get isModelFileLoaded() {
+    return this._isModelFileLoaded;
+  }
+
   /**
    * True when ready to transcribe.
    *
@@ -136,13 +153,18 @@ export class Transcriber {
    * Load model and create a new shout instance.
    */
   async init() {
-    if (this.isRuntimeInitialized) {
-      console.log("shout already initialized.");
+    if (this.isRuntimeInitialized && this.isModelFileLoaded) {
+      console.log("Shout already initialized.");
       return;
     }
 
-    this.Module = await this._createModule(this.Module);
-    await this._loadModel();
+    if (!this.isRuntimeInitialized) {
+      this.Module = await this._createModule(this.Module);
+    }
+
+    if (!this.isModelFileLoaded) {
+      await this._loadModel();
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -247,5 +269,7 @@ export class Transcriber {
       true,
       true
     );
+
+    this._isModelFileLoaded = true;
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/FileTranscriber.spec.js b/tests/FileTranscriber.spec.js
index 6cbdf2c..f9a0cc8 100644
--- a/tests/FileTranscriber.spec.js
+++ b/tests/FileTranscriber.spec.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ describe("FileTranscriber", () => {
       const transcriber = new FileTranscriber({ createModule, model });
       // Act & Assert
       await expect(transcriber.transcribe(new Float32Array())).rejects.toThrow(
-        "transcriber not initialized."
+        "FileTranscriber not initialized."
       );
     });
 
diff --git a/tests/Transcriber.spec.js b/tests/Transcriber.spec.js
index 443383d..e245c84 100644
--- a/tests/Transcriber.spec.js
+++ b/tests/Transcriber.spec.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ describe("Transcriber", () => {
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
+    createModule.mockClear();
     transcriber.destroy();
     vi.unstubAllGlobals();
   });
@@ -133,6 +134,23 @@ describe("Transcriber", () => {
       });
     });
 
+    it("should call createModule (create wasm runtime) only once", async () => {
+      await transcriber.init();
+      transcriber.Module.onRuntimeInitialized(); // fake call
+      transcriber._isModelFileLoaded = false; // fake
+
+      await transcriber.init();
+      expect(createModule).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    });
+
+    it("should load model file only once", async () => {
+      await transcriber.init();
+      transcriber._isModelFileLoaded = true; // fake
+      await transcriber.init();
+
+      expect(window.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    });
+
     it("should fetch model if model is a string", async () => {
       await transcriber.init();
       expect(window.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith("path/to/my-model.bin");
@@ -170,6 +188,18 @@ describe("Transcriber", () => {
         true
       );
     });
+
+    it("should set isModelFileLoaded to true", async () => {
+      expect(transcriber.isModelFileLoaded).toBe(false);
+      await transcriber.init();
+      expect(transcriber.isModelFileLoaded).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("should set isModelFileLoaded to false if model file is not loaded", async () => {
+      window.fetch = vi.fn(() => Promise.reject());
+      await expect(transcriber.init()).rejects.toThrowError();
+      expect(transcriber.isModelFileLoaded).toBe(false);
+    });
   });
 
   describe("destroy", () => {