diff --git a/src/helma/framework/core/Application.java b/src/helma/framework/core/Application.java
index 7bb3539e..3abc73a5 100644
--- a/src/helma/framework/core/Application.java
+++ b/src/helma/framework/core/Application.java
@@ -274,17 +274,6 @@ public final class Application implements IPathElement, Runnable {
 
         running = true;
 
-        // create and init session manager
-        String sessionMgrImpl = props.getProperty("sessionManagerImpl",
-                                                  "helma.framework.core.SessionManager");
-        sessionMgr = (SessionManager) Class.forName(sessionMgrImpl).newInstance();
-        sessionMgr.init(this);
-
-        // read the sessions if wanted
-        if ("true".equalsIgnoreCase(getProperty("persistentSessions"))) {
-            sessionMgr.loadSessionData(null);
-        }
-
         // create and init type mananger
         typemgr = new TypeManager(this);
         typemgr.createPrototypes();
@@ -364,6 +353,17 @@ public final class Application implements IPathElement, Runnable {
         nmgr = new NodeManager(this);
         nmgr.init(dbDir.getAbsoluteFile(), props);
 
+        // create and init session manager
+        String sessionMgrImpl = props.getProperty("sessionManagerImpl",
+                                                  "helma.framework.core.SessionManager");
+        sessionMgr = (SessionManager) Class.forName(sessionMgrImpl).newInstance();
+        sessionMgr.init(this);
+
+        // read the sessions if wanted
+        if ("true".equalsIgnoreCase(getProperty("persistentSessions"))) {
+            sessionMgr.loadSessionData(null);
+        }
+
         // reset the classloader to the parent/system/server classloader.
         Thread.currentThread().setContextClassLoader(typemgr.getClassLoader().getParent());
     }