diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a7d376d..a37715f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ use std::{env, path::PathBuf, process};
 use app_dirs::AppInfo;
 use atty::Stream;
 use clap::{AppSettings, ArgGroup, Parser};
-#[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
-use pager::Pager;
 
 mod cache;
 mod config;
@@ -155,17 +153,6 @@ struct Args {
     version: bool,
 }
 
-/// Set up display pager
-#[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
-fn configure_pager(_: bool) {
-    Pager::with_default_pager("less -R").setup();
-}
-
-#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-fn configure_pager(enable_styles: bool) {
-    print_warning(enable_styles, "--pager flag not available on Windows!");
-}
-
 /// The cache should get updated if this was requested by the user, or if auto
 /// updates are enabled and the cache age is longer than the auto update interval.
 fn should_update_cache(args: &Args, config: &Config) -> bool {
@@ -412,11 +399,6 @@ fn main() {
         }
     };
 
-    // Set up pager
-    if args.pager || config.display.use_pager {
-        configure_pager(enable_styles);
-    }
-
     // Show various paths
     if args.show_paths {
         show_paths(&config);
@@ -433,7 +415,7 @@ fn main() {
     // If a local file was passed in, render it and exit
     if let Some(file) = args.render {
         let path = PageLookupResult::with_page(file);
-        if let Err(ref e) = print_page(&path, args.raw, &config) {
+        if let Err(ref e) = print_page(&path, args.raw, enable_styles, args.pager, &config) {
             print_error(enable_styles, e);
             process::exit(1);
         } else {
@@ -496,7 +478,9 @@ fn main() {
             &languages,
             config.directories.custom_pages_dir.as_deref(),
         ) {
-            if let Err(ref e) = print_page(&lookup_result, args.raw, &config) {
+            if let Err(ref e) =
+                print_page(&lookup_result, args.raw, enable_styles, args.pager, &config)
+            {
                 print_error(enable_styles, e);
                 process::exit(1);
             }
diff --git a/src/output.rs b/src/output.rs
index 44464dd..e09481e 100644
--- a/src/output.rs
+++ b/src/output.rs
@@ -11,15 +11,38 @@ use crate::{
     line_iterator::LineIterator,
 };
 
+/// Set up display pager
+///
+/// SAFETY: this function may be called multiple times
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
+fn configure_pager(_: bool) {
+    use std::sync::Once;
+    static INIT: Once = Once::new();
+    INIT.call_once(|| pager::Pager::with_default_pager("less -R").setup());
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+fn configure_pager(enable_styles: bool) {
+    use crate::utils::print_warning;
+    print_warning(enable_styles, "--pager flag not available on Windows!");
+}
+
 /// Print page by path
 pub fn print_page(
     lookup_result: &PageLookupResult,
     enable_markdown: bool,
+    enable_styles: bool,
+    use_pager: bool,
     config: &Config,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     // Create reader from file(s)
     let reader = lookup_result.reader()?;
 
+    // Configure pager if applicable
+    if use_pager || config.display.use_pager {
+        configure_pager(enable_styles);
+    }
+
     // Lock stdout only once, this improves performance considerably
     let stdout = io::stdout();
     let mut handle = stdout.lock();