diff --git a/lib/icinga/downtime.ti b/lib/icinga/downtime.ti
index fe80e0e77..d2880421f 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/downtime.ti
+++ b/lib/icinga/downtime.ti
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ public:
 
 class Downtime : ConfigObject < DowntimeNameComposer
 {
+	activation_priority -10;
+
 	load_after Host;
 	load_after Service;