diff --git a/lib/icingadb/icingadb.ti b/lib/icingadb/icingadb.ti
index c62bb4532..f6e593a9a 100644
--- a/lib/icingadb/icingadb.ti
+++ b/lib/icingadb/icingadb.ti
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ namespace icinga
 
 class IcingaDB : ConfigObject
 {
+	activation_priority 100;
+
 	[config] String host {
 		default {{{ return "127.0.0.1"; }}}
 	};