diff --git a/cmd/server-main.go b/cmd/server-main.go
index e88f021de..b4094119b 100644
--- a/cmd/server-main.go
+++ b/cmd/server-main.go
@@ -597,9 +597,6 @@ func serverMain(ctx *cli.Context) {
 			}
 		}()
 
-		// Initialize site replication manager.
-		globalSiteReplicationSys.Init(GlobalContext, newObject)
-
 		// Initialize quota manager.
 		globalBucketQuotaSys.Init(newObject)
 
@@ -622,6 +619,9 @@ func serverMain(ctx *cli.Context) {
 		// Initialize bucket metadata sub-system.
 		globalBucketMetadataSys.Init(GlobalContext, buckets, newObject)
 
+		// Initialize site replication manager.
+		globalSiteReplicationSys.Init(GlobalContext, newObject)
+
 		// Initialize bucket notification targets.
 		globalNotificationSys.InitBucketTargets(GlobalContext, newObject)