diff --git a/library/Icinga/Application/Cli.php b/library/Icinga/Application/Cli.php
index 740623d9d..c6e64905b 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Application/Cli.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Application/Cli.php
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ class Cli extends ApplicationBootstrap
             ->parseBasicParams()
             ->setupLogger()
             ->setupResourceFactory()
-            ->setupModuleManager();
+            ->setupModuleManager()
+            ->loadCoreModules();
     }
 
     protected function setupLogging()