diff --git a/lib/checker/checkercomponent.ti b/lib/checker/checkercomponent.ti
index 9663bb189..ee5a74ece 100644
--- a/lib/checker/checkercomponent.ti
+++ b/lib/checker/checkercomponent.ti
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace icinga
 
 class CheckerComponent : ConfigObject
 {
-	activation_priority 100;
+	activation_priority 300;
 
 	[config, no_storage] int concurrent_checks {
 		get {{{