diff --git a/Meade.net.Telescope/Telescope.cs b/Meade.net.Telescope/Telescope.cs
index 1cdb154..6505d85 100644
--- a/Meade.net.Telescope/Telescope.cs
+++ b/Meade.net.Telescope/Telescope.cs
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ namespace ASCOM.Meade.net
 
         private bool _isGuiding;
 
-        private bool _isTargetCoordinateInitRequired = true;
         //
         // PUBLIC COM INTERFACE ITelescopeV3 IMPLEMENTATION
         //
@@ -648,16 +647,16 @@ namespace ASCOM.Meade.net
             if (SharedResourcesWrapper.ProductName != TelescopeList.LX200CLASSIC)
                 return false;
 
-            if (!_isTargetCoordinateInitRequired)
-                return _isTargetCoordinateInitRequired;
+            if (!SharedResourcesWrapper.IsTargetCoordinateInitRequired)
+                return SharedResourcesWrapper.IsTargetCoordinateInitRequired;
 
             if (!IsConnected)
                 return true;
 
             if (SharedResourcesWrapper.ProductName != TelescopeList.LX200CLASSIC)
             {
-                _isTargetCoordinateInitRequired = false;
-                return _isTargetCoordinateInitRequired;
+                SharedResourcesWrapper.IsTargetCoordinateInitRequired = false;
+                return SharedResourcesWrapper.IsTargetCoordinateInitRequired;
             }
 
             const double eps = 0.00001d;
@@ -666,16 +665,16 @@ namespace ASCOM.Meade.net
             //target RA == 0
             if (Math.Abs(rightTargetAscension) > eps)
             {
-                _isTargetCoordinateInitRequired = false;
-                return _isTargetCoordinateInitRequired;
+                SharedResourcesWrapper.IsTargetCoordinateInitRequired = false;
+                return SharedResourcesWrapper.IsTargetCoordinateInitRequired;
             }
 
             double targetDeclination = Declination;
             //target DE == 0
             if (Math.Abs(targetDeclination) > eps)
             {
-                _isTargetCoordinateInitRequired = false;
-                return _isTargetCoordinateInitRequired;
+                SharedResourcesWrapper.IsTargetCoordinateInitRequired = false;
+                return SharedResourcesWrapper.IsTargetCoordinateInitRequired;
             }
 
             //target coordinates are equal current coordinates
@@ -683,12 +682,12 @@ namespace ASCOM.Meade.net
                 (Math.Abs(Declination - targetDeclination) <= eps))
             {
                 LogMessage("IsTargetCoordinateInitRequired", "0 diff -> false");
-                _isTargetCoordinateInitRequired = false;
-                return _isTargetCoordinateInitRequired;
+                SharedResourcesWrapper.IsTargetCoordinateInitRequired = false;
+                return SharedResourcesWrapper.IsTargetCoordinateInitRequired;
             }
 
-            LogMessage("IsTargetCoordinateInitRequired", $"{_isTargetCoordinateInitRequired}");
-            return _isTargetCoordinateInitRequired;
+            LogMessage("IsTargetCoordinateInitRequired", $"{SharedResourcesWrapper.IsTargetCoordinateInitRequired}");
+            return SharedResourcesWrapper.IsTargetCoordinateInitRequired;
         }
 
         private void InitTargetCoordinates()
@@ -702,7 +701,7 @@ namespace ASCOM.Meade.net
                 SyncToCoordinates(raAndDec.RightAscension, raAndDec.Declination);
 
                 //do it only once
-                _isTargetCoordinateInitRequired = false;
+                SharedResourcesWrapper.IsTargetCoordinateInitRequired = false;
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
diff --git a/Meade.net/SharedResources.cs b/Meade.net/SharedResources.cs
index 440b051..30c5cc2 100644
--- a/Meade.net/SharedResources.cs
+++ b/Meade.net/SharedResources.cs
@@ -576,5 +576,12 @@ namespace ASCOM.Meade.net
             get => _earliestNonSlewingTime;
             internal set => _earliestNonSlewingTime.Set(value);
         }
+
+        private static readonly ThreadSafeValue<bool> _isTargetCoordinateInitRequired = true;
+        public static bool IsTargetCoordinateInitRequired
+        {
+            get => _isTargetCoordinateInitRequired;
+            internal set => _isTargetCoordinateInitRequired.Set(value);
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Meade.net/Wrapper/SharedResourcesWrapper.cs b/Meade.net/Wrapper/SharedResourcesWrapper.cs
index 84ecf4a..33f42a1 100644
--- a/Meade.net/Wrapper/SharedResourcesWrapper.cs
+++ b/Meade.net/Wrapper/SharedResourcesWrapper.cs
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ namespace ASCOM.Meade.net.Wrapper
         bool MovingSecondary { get; set; }
 
         DateTime EarliestNonSlewingTime { get; set; }
+
+        bool IsTargetCoordinateInitRequired { get; set; }
     }
 
     public class SharedResourcesWrapper : ISharedResourcesWrapper
@@ -181,5 +183,11 @@ namespace ASCOM.Meade.net.Wrapper
             get => SharedResources.EarliestNonSlewingTime;
             set => SharedResources.EarliestNonSlewingTime = value;
         }
+
+        public bool IsTargetCoordinateInitRequired
+        {
+            get => SharedResources.IsTargetCoordinateInitRequired;
+            set => SharedResources.IsTargetCoordinateInitRequired = value;
+        }
     }
 }