diff --git a/jboss-as/cluster/src/main/org/jboss/ha/jndi/DetachedHANamingService.java b/jboss-as/cluster/src/main/org/jboss/ha/jndi/DetachedHANamingService.java
index 824cdab..d8209ab 100755
--- a/jboss-as/cluster/src/main/org/jboss/ha/jndi/DetachedHANamingService.java
+++ b/jboss-as/cluster/src/main/org/jboss/ha/jndi/DetachedHANamingService.java
@@ -366,6 +366,10 @@ public class DetachedHANamingService
       this.log.debug("Obtaining the HAJNDI transport proxy");
       this.stub = this.getNamingProxy();
       this.distributedTreeManager.setHAStub(this.stub);
+
+      this.log.debug("initializing HAJNDI");
+      this.theServer.init();
+
       if (this.port >= 0)
       {
          this.log.debug("Starting HAJNDI bootstrap listener");
@@ -386,8 +390,6 @@ public class DetachedHANamingService
             this.log.warn("Failed to start AutomaticDiscovery", e);
          }
       }
-      this.log.debug("initializing HAJNDI");
-      this.theServer.init();
    }
 
    @Override