diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/observability/googlecloud/jsonlogging/GoogleCloudLoggingRecorder.java b/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/observability/googlecloud/jsonlogging/GoogleCloudLoggingRecorder.java
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+package eu.mulk.quarkus.observability.googlecloud.jsonlogging;
+
+import io.quarkus.runtime.RuntimeValue;
+import io.quarkus.runtime.annotations.Recorder;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.logging.Formatter;
+import javax.json.bind.spi.JsonbProvider;
+
+@Recorder
+public class GoogleCloudLoggingRecorder {
+
+  public RuntimeValue<Optional<Formatter>> initialize() {
+    var jsonb = JsonbProvider.provider().create().build();
+    return new RuntimeValue<>(Optional.of(new GoogleCloudLoggingFormatter(jsonb)));
+  }
+}