diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rest/archiva-rest-services/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rest/services/DefaultArchivaRuntimeConfigurationService.java b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rest/archiva-rest-services/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rest/services/DefaultArchivaRuntimeConfigurationService.java
index d6fd3172d..05c0de45d 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rest/archiva-rest-services/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rest/services/DefaultArchivaRuntimeConfigurationService.java
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-rest/archiva-rest-services/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/rest/services/DefaultArchivaRuntimeConfigurationService.java
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ public class DefaultArchivaRuntimeConfigurationService
                 userManager.initialize();
             }
 
+            ldapConnectionFactory.initialize();
+
             return Boolean.TRUE;
         }
         catch ( RepositoryAdminException e )
@@ -132,8 +134,6 @@ public class DefaultArchivaRuntimeConfigurationService
             }
         }
 
-        ldapConnectionFactory.initialize();
-
         return informations;
     }
 }