diff --git a/lib/icingadb/icingadb.ti b/lib/icingadb/icingadb.ti
index 1c649c8e4..e26015de7 100644
--- a/lib/icingadb/icingadb.ti
+++ b/lib/icingadb/icingadb.ti
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace icinga
 
 class IcingaDB : ConfigObject
 {
-	activation_priority 100;
+	activation_priority -20;
 
 	[config] String host {
 		default {{{ return "127.0.0.1"; }}}