diff --git a/v2/internal/runner/runner.go b/v2/internal/runner/runner.go
index 3b6b5889d..4dd7b1ec0 100644
--- a/v2/internal/runner/runner.go
+++ b/v2/internal/runner/runner.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/catalogue"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/output"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/projectfile"
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/protocols/dns/dnsclientpool"
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/protocols/http/httpclientpool"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/templates"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/types"
 	"github.com/remeh/sizedwaitgroup"
@@ -126,13 +128,11 @@ func New(options *types.Options) (*Runner, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Create the output file if asked
-	if options.Output != "" {
-		output, errWriter := output.NewStandardWriter(!options.NoColor, options.NoMeta, options.JSON, options.Output, options.TraceLogFile)
-		if errWriter != nil {
-			gologger.Fatal().Msgf("Could not create output file '%s': %s\n", options.Output, errWriter)
-		}
-		runner.output = output
+	output, err := output.NewStandardWriter(!options.NoColor, options.NoMeta, options.JSON, options.Output, options.TraceLogFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		gologger.Fatal().Msgf("Could not create output file '%s': %s\n", options.Output, err)
 	}
+	runner.output = output
 
 	// Creates the progress tracking object
 	var progressErr error
@@ -177,6 +177,11 @@ func (r *Runner) Close() {
 // RunEnumeration sets up the input layer for giving input nuclei.
 // binary and runs the actual enumeration
 func (r *Runner) RunEnumeration() {
+	err := r.initializeProtocols()
+	if err != nil {
+		gologger.Fatal().Msgf("Could not initialize protocols: %s\n", err)
+	}
+
 	// resolves input templates definitions and any optional exclusion
 	includedTemplates := r.catalogue.GetTemplatesPath(r.options.Templates)
 	excludedTemplates := r.catalogue.GetTemplatesPath(r.options.ExcludedTemplates)
@@ -261,3 +266,14 @@ func (r *Runner) RunEnumeration() {
 		gologger.Info().Msgf("No results found. Happy hacking!")
 	}
 }
+
+// initializeProtocols initializes all the protocols and their caches
+func (r *Runner) initializeProtocols() error {
+	if err := dnsclientpool.Init(r.options); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := httpclientpool.Init(r.options); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/v2/pkg/templates/compile.go b/v2/pkg/templates/compile.go
index 576608921..e00c91308 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/templates/compile.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/templates/compile.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func Parse(file string, options *protocols.ExecuterOptions) (*Template, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("both http and dns requests for %s", template.ID)
 	}
 	// If no requests, and it is also not a workflow, return error.
-	if len(template.RequestsDNS)+len(template.RequestsDNS)+len(template.Workflow.Workflows) == 0 {
+	if len(template.RequestsDNS)+len(template.RequestsHTTP) == 0 && template.Workflow == nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no requests defined for %s", template.ID)
 	}