diff --git a/grails-app/conf/BootStrap.groovy b/grails-app/conf/BootStrap.groovy
index 5d1590f8..86223b22 100644
--- a/grails-app/conf/BootStrap.groovy
+++ b/grails-app/conf/BootStrap.groovy
@@ -18,9 +18,15 @@ import grails.converters.JSON
 
 class BootStrap {
 
+    /** This "unused" variable needs to be declared here in order to get the referenced service initialized early. */
+    def cacheLoadStartService
+
     def configService
     def initService
 
+    /** This "unused" variable needs to be declared here in order to get the referenced service initialized early. */
+    def monkeyPatcherService
+
     def init = { servletContext ->
         if (configService.appConfigured) { // Only start warming the caches if Asgard has been configured
             initService.initializeApplication()