diff --git a/jetty-deploy/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/deploy/DeploymentManager.java b/jetty-deploy/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/deploy/DeploymentManager.java
index 2bd8e903722..a52f1fb678f 100644
--- a/jetty-deploy/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/deploy/DeploymentManager.java
+++ b/jetty-deploy/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/deploy/DeploymentManager.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import org.eclipse.jetty.deploy.bindings.StandardDeployer;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.deploy.bindings.StandardStarter;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.deploy.bindings.StandardStopper;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.deploy.bindings.StandardUndeployer;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.deploy.graph.Edge;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.deploy.graph.Node;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.deploy.graph.Path;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server;
@@ -149,6 +150,21 @@ public class DeploymentManager extends AbstractLifeCycle
         lifecycle.addBinding(binding);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Convenience method to allow for insertion of nodes into the lifecycle.
+     * 
+     * @param existingFromNodeName
+     * @param existingToNodeName
+     * @param insertedNodeName
+     */
+    public void insertLifeCycleNode(String existingFromNodeName, String existingToNodeName, String insertedNodeName)
+    {
+        Node fromNode = lifecycle.getNodeByName(existingFromNodeName);
+        Node toNode = lifecycle.getNodeByName(existingToNodeName);
+        Edge edge = new Edge(fromNode,toNode);
+        lifecycle.insertNode(edge,insertedNodeName);
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void doStart() throws Exception
     {
diff --git a/jetty-deploy/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/deploy/providers/MonitoredDirAppProvider.java b/jetty-deploy/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/deploy/providers/MonitoredDirAppProvider.java
index 1b006adc641..e7cb909dd16 100644
--- a/jetty-deploy/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/deploy/providers/MonitoredDirAppProvider.java
+++ b/jetty-deploy/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/deploy/providers/MonitoredDirAppProvider.java
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ public class MonitoredDirAppProvider extends AbstractLifeCycle implements AppPro
         this.scanner.setRecursive(recursive);
         this.scanner.setFilenameFilter(filenamefilter);
         this.scanner.addListener(this);
-        this.scanner.scan();
         this.scanner.start();
         Log.info("Started scanner: " + scanner);
     }