diff --git a/commonmark/src/main/java/org/commonmark/renderer/html/HtmlRenderer.java b/commonmark/src/main/java/org/commonmark/renderer/html/HtmlRenderer.java
index b0264fc72..5b5815e62 100644
--- a/commonmark/src/main/java/org/commonmark/renderer/html/HtmlRenderer.java
+++ b/commonmark/src/main/java/org/commonmark/renderer/html/HtmlRenderer.java
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ public class HtmlRenderer implements Renderer {
     private final List<AttributeProviderFactory> attributeProviderFactories;
     private final List<HtmlNodeRendererFactory> nodeRendererFactories;
 
+
+
     private HtmlRenderer(Builder builder) {
         this.softbreak = builder.softbreak;
         this.escapeHtml = builder.escapeHtml;
@@ -36,13 +38,20 @@ private HtmlRenderer(Builder builder) {
         this.sanitizeUrls = builder.sanitizeUrls;
         this.urlSanitizer = builder.urlSanitizer;
         this.attributeProviderFactories = new ArrayList<>(builder.attributeProviderFactories);
+        // Add as last. This means clients can override the rendering of core nodes if they want.*/
+        this.nodeRendererFactories = buildNodeRenderers(builder);
+    }
+    private static List<HtmlNodeRendererFactory> buildNodeRenderers(Builder builder) {
+        List<HtmlNodeRendererFactory> result =
+                new ArrayList<>(builder.nodeRendererFactories.size() + 1);
 
-        this.nodeRendererFactories = new ArrayList<>(builder.nodeRendererFactories.size() + 1);
-        this.nodeRendererFactories.addAll(builder.nodeRendererFactories);
-        // Add as last. This means clients can override the rendering of core nodes if they want.
-        this.nodeRendererFactories.add(CoreHtmlNodeRenderer::new);
+        result.addAll(builder.nodeRendererFactories);
+        result.add(CoreHtmlNodeRenderer::new);
+
+        return result;
     }
 
+
     /**
      * Create a new builder for configuring an {@link HtmlRenderer}.
      *
@@ -52,15 +61,20 @@ public static Builder builder() {
         return new Builder();
     }
 
+    private RendererContext createContext(Appendable output) {
+        return new RendererContext(new HtmlWriter(output));
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void render(Node node, Appendable output) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(node, "node must not be null");
-        RendererContext context = new RendererContext(new HtmlWriter(output));
+        RendererContext context = createContext(output);
         context.beforeRoot(node);
         context.render(node);
         context.afterRoot(node);
     }
 
+
     @Override
     public String render(Node node) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(node, "node must not be null");
@@ -233,12 +247,18 @@ private class RendererContext implements HtmlNodeRendererContext, AttributeProvi
 
         private RendererContext(HtmlWriter htmlWriter) {
             this.htmlWriter = htmlWriter;
-
-            attributeProviders = new ArrayList<>(attributeProviderFactories.size());
+            this.attributeProviders = createAttributeProviders();
+            initializeNodeRenderers();
+        }
+        private List<AttributeProvider> createAttributeProviders() {
+            List<AttributeProvider> providers = new ArrayList<>(attributeProviderFactories.size());
             for (var attributeProviderFactory : attributeProviderFactories) {
-                attributeProviders.add(attributeProviderFactory.create(this));
+                providers.add(attributeProviderFactory.create(this));
             }
+            return providers;
+        }
 
+        private void initializeNodeRenderers() {
             for (var factory : nodeRendererFactories) {
                 var renderer = factory.create(this);
                 nodeRendererMap.add(renderer);
diff --git a/commonmark/src/main/java/org/commonmark/renderer/markdown/MarkdownRenderer.java b/commonmark/src/main/java/org/commonmark/renderer/markdown/MarkdownRenderer.java
index e4996fb08..a6f7cd74d 100644
--- a/commonmark/src/main/java/org/commonmark/renderer/markdown/MarkdownRenderer.java
+++ b/commonmark/src/main/java/org/commonmark/renderer/markdown/MarkdownRenderer.java
@@ -130,12 +130,18 @@ private class RendererContext implements MarkdownNodeRendererContext {
         private RendererContext(MarkdownWriter writer) {
             // Set fields that are used by interface
             this.writer = writer;
+            this.additionalTextEscapes = createAdditionalTextEscapes();
+            initializeNodeRenderers();
+        }
+        private Set<Character> createAdditionalTextEscapes() {
             Set<Character> escapes = new HashSet<>();
             for (MarkdownNodeRendererFactory factory : nodeRendererFactories) {
                 escapes.addAll(factory.getSpecialCharacters());
             }
-            additionalTextEscapes = Collections.unmodifiableSet(escapes);
+            return Collections.unmodifiableSet(escapes);
+        }
 
+        private void initializeNodeRenderers(){
             for (var factory : nodeRendererFactories) {
                 // Pass in this as context here, which uses the fields set above
                 var renderer = factory.create(this);