diff --git a/lib/base.php b/lib/base.php
index 2e6e2a65d80fc..3d9cca12a5a26 100644
--- a/lib/base.php
+++ b/lib/base.php
@@ -727,6 +727,8 @@ public static function init() {
 		// Make sure that the application class is not loaded before the database is setup
 		if ($systemConfig->getValue("installed", false)) {
 			OC_App::loadApp('settings');
+			/* Build core application to make sure that listeners are registered */
+			self::$server->get(\OC\Core\Application::class);
 		}
 
 		//make sure temporary files are cleaned up