diff --git a/src/ctx.rs b/src/ctx.rs
index a162bf9f..c402987b 100644
--- a/src/ctx.rs
+++ b/src/ctx.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use cssparser::{Color as CSSColor, Parser, ParserInput, RGBA};
 use libavif::AvifData;
 use napi::{bindgen_prelude::*, JsBuffer, JsString, NapiRaw, NapiValue};
 
+use crate::global_fonts::get_font;
 use crate::{
   avif::Config,
   error::SkError,
@@ -666,6 +667,7 @@ impl Context {
       let surface = &mut self.surface;
       surface.save();
       Self::apply_shadow_offset_matrix(surface, state.shadow_offset_x, state.shadow_offset_y)?;
+      let font = get_font()?;
       surface.canvas.draw_text(
         text,
         x,
@@ -675,7 +677,7 @@ impl Context {
         weight,
         stretch as i32,
         slant,
-        &*crate::global_fonts::GLOBAL_FONT_COLLECTION,
+        &*font,
         state.font_style.size,
         &state.font_style.family,
         state.text_baseline,
@@ -683,9 +685,10 @@ impl Context {
         state.text_direction,
         &shadow_paint,
       )?;
+      mem::drop(font);
       surface.restore();
     }
-
+    let font = get_font()?;
     self.surface.canvas.draw_text(
       text,
       x,
@@ -695,7 +698,7 @@ impl Context {
       weight,
       stretch as i32,
       slant,
-      &*crate::global_fonts::GLOBAL_FONT_COLLECTION,
+      &*font,
       state.font_style.size,
       &state.font_style.family,
       state.text_baseline,
@@ -712,9 +715,10 @@ impl Context {
     let weight = state.font_style.weight;
     let stretch = state.font_style.stretch;
     let slant = state.font_style.style;
+    let font = get_font()?;
     let line_metrics = LineMetrics(self.surface.canvas.get_line_metrics(
       text,
-      &*crate::global_fonts::GLOBAL_FONT_COLLECTION,
+      &*font,
       state.font_style.size,
       weight,
       stretch as i32,
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index dac29b48..d41d2db7 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -48,3 +48,9 @@ impl From<NulError> for SkError {
     Self::NulError
   }
 }
+
+impl<T> From<std::sync::PoisonError<T>> for SkError {
+  fn from(err: std::sync::PoisonError<T>) -> Self {
+    Self::Generic(format!("PoisonError {}", err))
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/global_fonts.rs b/src/global_fonts.rs
index fc8c7003..0f4b0abf 100644
--- a/src/global_fonts.rs
+++ b/src/global_fonts.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::fs::read_dir;
 use std::path;
+use std::sync::{LockResult, Mutex, MutexGuard, PoisonError};
 
 use once_cell::sync::{Lazy, OnceCell};
 
@@ -14,60 +15,75 @@ const FONT_PATH: &str = "/usr/share/fonts/";
 #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
 const FONT_PATH: &str = "/system/fonts";
 
-static FONT_DIR: OnceCell<u32> = OnceCell::new();
+static FONT_DIR: OnceCell<napi::Result<u32>> = OnceCell::new();
 
-pub(crate) static GLOBAL_FONT_COLLECTION: Lazy<FontCollection> = Lazy::new(FontCollection::new);
+pub(crate) static GLOBAL_FONT_COLLECTION: Lazy<Mutex<FontCollection>> =
+  Lazy::new(|| Mutex::new(FontCollection::new()));
+
+#[inline]
+pub(crate) fn get_font<'a>() -> LockResult<MutexGuard<'a, FontCollection>> {
+  GLOBAL_FONT_COLLECTION.lock()
+}
+
+#[inline]
+fn into_napi_error(err: PoisonError<MutexGuard<'_, FontCollection>>) -> napi::Error {
+  napi::Error::new(napi::Status::GenericFailure, format!("{err}"))
+}
 
 #[napi]
 #[allow(non_snake_case)]
 pub mod GlobalFonts {
   use napi::bindgen_prelude::*;
 
-  use super::{FONT_DIR, FONT_PATH, GLOBAL_FONT_COLLECTION};
+  use super::{get_font, into_napi_error, FONT_DIR, FONT_PATH};
 
   #[napi]
-  pub fn register(font_data: Buffer, name_alias: Option<String>) -> bool {
+  pub fn register(font_data: Buffer, name_alias: Option<String>) -> Result<bool> {
     let maybe_name_alias = name_alias.and_then(|s| if s.is_empty() { None } else { Some(s) });
-    GLOBAL_FONT_COLLECTION.register(font_data.as_ref(), maybe_name_alias)
+    let font = get_font().map_err(into_napi_error)?;
+    Ok(font.register(font_data.as_ref(), maybe_name_alias))
   }
 
   #[napi]
-  pub fn register_from_path(font_path: String, name_alias: Option<String>) -> bool {
+  pub fn register_from_path(font_path: String, name_alias: Option<String>) -> Result<bool> {
     let maybe_name_alias = name_alias.and_then(|s| if s.is_empty() { None } else { Some(s) });
-    GLOBAL_FONT_COLLECTION.register_from_path(font_path.as_str(), maybe_name_alias)
+    let font = get_font().map_err(into_napi_error)?;
+    Ok(font.register_from_path(font_path.as_str(), maybe_name_alias))
   }
 
   #[napi]
   pub fn get_families() -> Result<String> {
-    Ok(serde_json::to_string(
-      &GLOBAL_FONT_COLLECTION.get_families(),
-    )?)
+    let font = get_font().map_err(into_napi_error)?;
+    Ok(serde_json::to_string(&font.get_families())?)
   }
 
   #[napi]
-  pub fn load_system_fonts() -> u32 {
-    *FONT_DIR.get_or_init(move || super::load_fonts_from_dir(FONT_PATH))
+  pub fn load_system_fonts() -> Result<u32> {
+    FONT_DIR
+      .get_or_init(move || super::load_fonts_from_dir(FONT_PATH))
+      .clone()
   }
 
   #[napi]
-  pub fn load_fonts_from_dir(dir: String) -> u32 {
+  pub fn load_fonts_from_dir(dir: String) -> Result<u32> {
     super::load_fonts_from_dir(dir.as_str())
   }
 
   #[napi]
-  pub fn set_alias(font_name: String, alias: String) {
-    GLOBAL_FONT_COLLECTION.set_alias(font_name.as_str(), alias.as_str());
+  pub fn set_alias(font_name: String, alias: String) -> Result<()> {
+    let font = get_font().map_err(into_napi_error)?;
+    font.set_alias(font_name.as_str(), alias.as_str());
+    Ok(())
   }
 }
 
-fn load_fonts_from_dir<P: AsRef<path::Path>>(dir: P) -> u32 {
+fn load_fonts_from_dir<P: AsRef<path::Path>>(dir: P) -> napi::Result<u32> {
   let mut count = 0u32;
-  let font_collection = &*GLOBAL_FONT_COLLECTION;
   if let Ok(dir) = read_dir(dir) {
     for f in dir.flatten() {
       if let Ok(meta) = f.metadata() {
         if meta.is_dir() {
-          load_fonts_from_dir(f.path());
+          load_fonts_from_dir(f.path())?;
         } else {
           let p = f.path();
           let ext = p.extension().and_then(|s| s.to_str());
@@ -76,6 +92,7 @@ fn load_fonts_from_dir<P: AsRef<path::Path>>(dir: P) -> u32 {
             Some("ttf") | Some("ttc") | Some("otf") | Some("pfb") | Some("woff2")
             | Some("woff") => {
               if let Some(p) = p.into_os_string().to_str() {
+                let font_collection = get_font().map_err(into_napi_error)?;
                 if font_collection.register_from_path::<String>(p, None) {
                   count += 1;
                 }
@@ -87,5 +104,5 @@ fn load_fonts_from_dir<P: AsRef<path::Path>>(dir: P) -> u32 {
       }
     }
   }
-  count
+  Ok(count)
 }
diff --git a/src/svg.rs b/src/svg.rs
index 4352507a..d3ac90d0 100644
--- a/src/svg.rs
+++ b/src/svg.rs
@@ -2,27 +2,25 @@ use std::mem;
 
 use napi::{bindgen_prelude::*, JsBuffer};
 
-use crate::sk::sk_svg_text_to_path;
+use crate::{error::SkError, global_fonts::get_font, sk::sk_svg_text_to_path};
 
 #[napi(js_name = "convertSVGTextToPath")]
 pub fn convert_svg_text_to_path(
   env: Env,
   input: Either3<Buffer, String, Unknown>,
 ) -> Result<JsBuffer> {
-  sk_svg_text_to_path(
-    input.as_bytes()?,
-    &*crate::global_fonts::GLOBAL_FONT_COLLECTION,
-  )
-  .ok_or_else(|| {
-    Error::new(
-      Status::InvalidArg,
-      "Convert svg text to path failed".to_owned(),
-    )
-  })
-  .and_then(|v| unsafe {
-    env.create_buffer_with_borrowed_data(v.0.ptr, v.0.size, v, |d, _| mem::drop(d))
-  })
-  .map(|b| b.into_raw())
+  let font = get_font().map_err(SkError::from)?;
+  sk_svg_text_to_path(input.as_bytes()?, &*font)
+    .ok_or_else(|| {
+      Error::new(
+        Status::InvalidArg,
+        "Convert svg text to path failed".to_owned(),
+      )
+    })
+    .and_then(|v| unsafe {
+      env.create_buffer_with_borrowed_data(v.0.ptr, v.0.size, v, |d, _| mem::drop(d))
+    })
+    .map(|b| b.into_raw())
 }
 
 trait AsBytes {