diff --git a/lib/plugin.js b/lib/plugin.js
index 58cbdcc..ebb5cf8 100644
--- a/lib/plugin.js
+++ b/lib/plugin.js
@@ -28,17 +28,16 @@ export async function plugin (server, opts) {
     done(null, body)
   })
 
+  const php = new Php({
+    argv: process.argv,
+    docroot
+  })
+
   for (const method of HTTP_METHODS) {
     server.route({
       method,
       url: '/*',
       handler: async (req, reply) => {
-        // TODO(mcollina): this should be cached outside
-        const php = new Php({
-          argv: process.argv,
-          docroot
-        })
-
         const url = urlForRequest(req)
 
         // Php needs capitalized headers