diff --git a/lib/icinga/host.cpp b/lib/icinga/host.cpp
index 10cd4b445..cec4137c1 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/host.cpp
+++ b/lib/icinga/host.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ void Host::OnAllConfigLoaded()
 			BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(std::invalid_argument("Host '" + GetName() + "' cannot be put into global zone '" + zone->GetName() + "'."));
 	}
 
-	HostGroup::EvaluateObjectRules(this);
-
 	Array::Ptr groups = GetGroups();
 
 	if (groups) {
@@ -49,6 +47,9 @@ void Host::OnAllConfigLoaded()
 
 void Host::CreateChildObjects(const Type::Ptr& childType)
 {
+	if (childType == HostGroup::TypeInstance)
+		HostGroup::EvaluateObjectRules(this);
+
 	if (childType == ScheduledDowntime::TypeInstance)
 		ScheduledDowntime::EvaluateApplyRules(this);
 
diff --git a/lib/icinga/service.cpp b/lib/icinga/service.cpp
index a26512b77..2088f0198 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/service.cpp
+++ b/lib/icinga/service.cpp
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ void Service::OnAllConfigLoaded()
 	if (m_Host)
 		m_Host->AddService(this);
 
-	ServiceGroup::EvaluateObjectRules(this);
-
 	Array::Ptr groups = GetGroups();
 
 	if (groups) {
@@ -76,6 +74,9 @@ void Service::OnAllConfigLoaded()
 
 void Service::CreateChildObjects(const Type::Ptr& childType)
 {
+	if (childType == ServiceGroup::TypeInstance)
+		ServiceGroup::EvaluateObjectRules(this);
+
 	if (childType == ScheduledDowntime::TypeInstance)
 		ScheduledDowntime::EvaluateApplyRules(this);