diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Bootstrap.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Bootstrap.java
index d351a9d4ea2..9c3c2fdda2b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Bootstrap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Bootstrap.java
@@ -216,15 +216,6 @@ public class Bootstrap {
             // fail if using broken version
             JVMCheck.check();
 
-            bootstrap.setup(true, settings, environment);
-
-            stage = "Startup";
-            bootstrap.start();
-
-            if (!foreground) {
-                closeSysError();
-            }
-
             keepAliveLatch = new CountDownLatch(1);
             // keep this thread alive (non daemon thread) until we shutdown
             Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new Thread() {
@@ -234,6 +225,15 @@ public class Bootstrap {
                 }
             });
 
+            bootstrap.setup(true, settings, environment);
+
+            stage = "Startup";
+            bootstrap.start();
+
+            if (!foreground) {
+                closeSysError();
+            }
+
             keepAliveThread = new Thread(new Runnable() {
                 @Override
                 public void run() {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/security.policy b/src/main/resources/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/security.policy
index 993868c18b3..49cba2099ce 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/security.policy
+++ b/src/main/resources/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/security.policy
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ grant {
   // needed by BootStrap, etc
   permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "exitVM.*";
 
-  // needed by RandomizedTest.globalTempDir()
-  permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "shutdownHooks";
-
   // needed by PluginManager
   permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "setFactory";