diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerService.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerService.java
index 4f9a76a29..445a7c0fe 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerService.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/WhisperServerService.java
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ public class WhisperServerService extends Application<WhisperServerConfiguration
             config.getAppConfig().getEnvironment(),
             config.getAppConfig().getConfigurationName(),
             DynamicConfiguration.class);
+    dynamicConfigurationManager.start();
 
     MetricsUtil.configureRegistries(config, environment, dynamicConfigurationManager);
 
@@ -528,8 +529,6 @@ public class WhisperServerService extends Application<WhisperServerConfiguration
     ExternalServiceCredentialsGenerator svr3CredentialsGenerator = SecureValueRecovery3Controller.credentialsGenerator(
         config.getSvr3Configuration());
 
-    dynamicConfigurationManager.start();
-
     ExperimentEnrollmentManager experimentEnrollmentManager = new ExperimentEnrollmentManager(
         dynamicConfigurationManager);
     RegistrationRecoveryPasswordsManager registrationRecoveryPasswordsManager = new RegistrationRecoveryPasswordsManager(