diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/Discovery.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/Discovery.java
index 5adce51c7c4..c702d98c4b1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/Discovery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/Discovery.java
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ import org.elasticsearch.cluster.block.ClusterBlock;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.block.ClusterBlockLevel;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.node.DiscoveryNode;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.component.LifecycleComponent;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.inject.internal.Nullable;
+import org.elasticsearch.node.service.NodeService;
 
 /**
  * A pluggable module allowing to implement discovery of other nodes, publishing of the cluster
  * state to all nodes, electing a master of the cluster that raises cluster state change
  * events.
- *
- *
  */
 public interface Discovery extends LifecycleComponent<Discovery> {
 
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ public interface Discovery extends LifecycleComponent<Discovery> {
 
     String nodeDescription();
 
+    /**
+     * Here as a hack to solve dep injection problem...
+     */
+    void setNodeService(@Nullable NodeService nodeService);
+
     /**
      * Publish all the changes to the cluster from the master (can be called just by the master). The publish
      * process should not publish this state to the master as well! (the master is sending it...).
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/local/LocalDiscovery.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/local/LocalDiscovery.java
index 97bd6d9d46b..e10dd070d88 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/local/LocalDiscovery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/local/LocalDiscovery.java
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ import org.elasticsearch.cluster.node.DiscoveryNodeService;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.node.DiscoveryNodes;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.component.AbstractLifecycleComponent;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.inject.Inject;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.inject.internal.Nullable;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
 import org.elasticsearch.discovery.Discovery;
 import org.elasticsearch.discovery.InitialStateDiscoveryListener;
+import org.elasticsearch.node.service.NodeService;
 import org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportService;
 
 import java.util.Queue;
@@ -82,6 +84,11 @@ public class LocalDiscovery extends AbstractLifecycleComponent<Discovery> implem
         this.discoveryNodeService = discoveryNodeService;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void setNodeService(@Nullable NodeService nodeService) {
+        // nothing to do here
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void doStart() throws ElasticSearchException {
         synchronized (clusterGroups) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/zen/ZenDiscovery.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/zen/ZenDiscovery.java
index a07f3e69b37..efaed31d0cb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/zen/ZenDiscovery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/zen/ZenDiscovery.java
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ public class ZenDiscovery extends AbstractLifecycleComponent<Discovery> implemen
         this.membership = new MembershipAction(settings, transportService, this, new MembershipListener());
     }
 
+    @Override
     public void setNodeService(@Nullable NodeService nodeService) {
         this.nodeService = nodeService;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/node/service/NodeService.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/node/service/NodeService.java
index 3728e450f9c..86cc371799e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/node/service/NodeService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/node/service/NodeService.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.common.collect.MapBuilder;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.component.AbstractComponent;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.inject.Inject;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
+import org.elasticsearch.discovery.Discovery;
 import org.elasticsearch.http.HttpServer;
 import org.elasticsearch.indices.IndicesService;
 import org.elasticsearch.monitor.MonitorService;
@@ -51,12 +52,13 @@ public class NodeService extends AbstractComponent {
     private volatile ImmutableMap<String, String> serviceAttributes = ImmutableMap.of();
 
     @Inject
-    public NodeService(Settings settings, MonitorService monitorService, ClusterService clusterService, TransportService transportService, IndicesService indicesService) {
+    public NodeService(Settings settings, MonitorService monitorService, Discovery discovery, ClusterService clusterService, TransportService transportService, IndicesService indicesService) {
         super(settings);
         this.monitorService = monitorService;
         this.clusterService = clusterService;
         this.transportService = transportService;
         this.indicesService = indicesService;
+        discovery.setNodeService(this);
     }
 
     public void setHttpServer(@Nullable HttpServer httpServer) {