diff --git a/solr/core/src/test-files/solr/conf/solrconfig.xml b/solr/core/src/test-files/solr/conf/solrconfig.xml
index 3da02360b11..c517afe50b0 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/test-files/solr/conf/solrconfig.xml
+++ b/solr/core/src/test-files/solr/conf/solrconfig.xml
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
 
   </query>
     
-  <requestHandler name="/replication" class="solr.ReplicationHandler" /> 
+  <requestHandler name="/replication" class="solr.ReplicationHandler" startup="lazy" /> 
 
   <!-- An alternate set representation that uses an integer hash to store filters (sets of docids).
        If the set cardinality <= maxSize elements, then HashDocSet will be used instead of the bitset
diff --git a/solr/example/solr/conf/solrconfig.xml b/solr/example/solr/conf/solrconfig.xml
index 54224cd7767..089ca7f1482 100755
--- a/solr/example/solr/conf/solrconfig.xml
+++ b/solr/example/solr/conf/solrconfig.xml
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@
     
          This is the config need for SolrCloud's recovery replication.
     -->
-	<requestHandler name="/replication" class="solr.ReplicationHandler" /> 
+	<requestHandler name="/replication" class="solr.ReplicationHandler" startup="lazy" /> 
 
 
   <!-- Search Components