diff --git a/_studio/mfx_lib/encode_hw/av1/agnostic/base/av1ehw_base_enctools_com.cpp b/_studio/mfx_lib/encode_hw/av1/agnostic/base/av1ehw_base_enctools_com.cpp
index eca7a739b6..cdece56bee 100644
--- a/_studio/mfx_lib/encode_hw/av1/agnostic/base/av1ehw_base_enctools_com.cpp
+++ b/_studio/mfx_lib/encode_hw/av1/agnostic/base/av1ehw_base_enctools_com.cpp
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ void AV1EncToolsCommon::InitInternal(const FeatureBlocks& /*blocks*/, TPushII Pu
         MFX_CHECK(bEncTools, MFX_ERR_NONE);
         MFX_CHECK(!m_pEncTools, MFX_ERR_NONE);
 
-        mfxEncTools*                encTools = GetEncTools(par);
+        m_pEncTools = GetEncTools(par);
         mfxEncToolsCtrlExtDevice    extBufDevice = {};
         mfxEncToolsCtrlExtAllocator extBufAlloc = {};
         mfxExtBuffer* ExtParam[2] = {};
@@ -389,29 +389,38 @@ void AV1EncToolsCommon::InitInternal(const FeatureBlocks& /*blocks*/, TPushII Pu
         MFX_CHECK_STS(sts);
 
         m_bEncToolsInner = false;
-        if (!(encTools && encTools->Context))
+        if (!(m_pEncTools && m_pEncTools->Context))
         {
-            encTools = MFXVideoENCODE_CreateEncTools(par);
-            m_bEncToolsInner = !!encTools;
+            m_pEncTools = MFXVideoENCODE_CreateEncTools(par);
+            m_bEncToolsInner = !!m_pEncTools;
         }
-        if (encTools)
+
+        m_destroy = [this]()
         {
+            if (m_bEncToolsInner)
+                MFXVideoENCODE_DestroyEncTools(m_pEncTools);
+            m_bEncToolsInner = false;
+
+        };
+
+        if (m_pEncTools)
+        {           
             mfxExtEncToolsConfig supportedConfig = {};
 
-            encTools->GetSupportedConfig(encTools->Context, &supportedConfig, &m_EncToolCtrl);
+            m_pEncTools->GetSupportedConfig(m_pEncTools->Context, &supportedConfig, &m_EncToolCtrl);
 
             if (CorrectVideoParams(par, supportedConfig))
                 MFX_RETURN(MFX_ERR_INCOMPATIBLE_VIDEO_PARAM);
 
             SetDefaultConfig(par, m_EncToolConfig, caps.ForcedSegmentationSupport);
 
-            sts = encTools->Init(encTools->Context, &m_EncToolConfig, &m_EncToolCtrl);
+            sts = m_pEncTools->Init(m_pEncTools->Context, &m_EncToolConfig, &m_EncToolCtrl);
             MFX_CHECK_STS(sts);
 
-            sts = encTools->GetActiveConfig(encTools->Context, &m_EncToolConfig);
+            sts = m_pEncTools->GetActiveConfig(m_pEncTools->Context, &m_EncToolConfig);
             MFX_CHECK_STS(sts);
 
-            encTools->GetDelayInFrames(encTools->Context, &m_EncToolConfig, &m_EncToolCtrl, &m_maxDelay);
+            m_pEncTools->GetDelayInFrames(m_pEncTools->Context, &m_EncToolConfig, &m_EncToolCtrl, &m_maxDelay);
 
             auto& taskMgrIface = TaskManager::TMInterface::Get(strg);
             auto& tm = taskMgrIface.m_Manager;
@@ -419,17 +428,8 @@ void AV1EncToolsCommon::InitInternal(const FeatureBlocks& /*blocks*/, TPushII Pu
             S_ET_SUBMIT = tm.AddStage(tm.S_NEW);
             S_ET_QUERY = tm.AddStage(S_ET_SUBMIT);
 
-            m_pEncTools = encTools;
         }
 
-        m_destroy = [this]()
-        {
-            if (m_bEncToolsInner)
-                MFXVideoENCODE_DestroyEncTools(m_pEncTools);
-            m_bEncToolsInner = false;
-
-        };
-
         return MFX_ERR_NONE;
     });