diff --git a/module/VuFind/config/module.config.php b/module/VuFind/config/module.config.php
index 5de84f136d395a35d52ea01e5a8d4645b7cfbf49..6d76dba1cb2e7e97ae49bfe33b2fa6429f4b68c1 100644
--- a/module/VuFind/config/module.config.php
+++ b/module/VuFind/config/module.config.php
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ $config = [
             'VuFind\Controller\WorldcatController' => 'VuFind\Controller\AbstractBaseFactory',
             'VuFind\Controller\WorldcatrecordController' => 'VuFind\Controller\AbstractBaseFactory',
         ],
+        'initializers' => [
+            'VuFind\ServiceManager\ServiceInitializer',
+        ],
         'aliases' => [
             'AJAX' => 'VuFind\Controller\AjaxController',
             'ajax' => 'VuFind\Controller\AjaxController',
@@ -305,6 +308,9 @@ $config = [
             'VuFind\Controller\Plugin\StorageRetrievalRequests' => 'VuFind\Controller\Plugin\AbstractRequestBaseFactory',
             'Zend\Mvc\Plugin\FlashMessenger\FlashMessenger' => 'VuFind\Controller\Plugin\FlashMessengerFactory',
         ],
+        'initializers' => [
+            'VuFind\ServiceManager\ServiceInitializer',
+        ],
         'aliases' => [
             'dbUpgrade' => 'VuFind\Controller\Plugin\DbUpgrade',
             'favorites' => 'VuFind\Controller\Plugin\Favorites',