diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 8e79bd5bb..85b0e440d 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -562,6 +562,7 @@ bool Anope::Init(int ac, char **av)
 	EventReturn MOD_RESULT;
 	FOREACH_RESULT(OnLoadDatabase, MOD_RESULT, ());
 	static_cast<void>(MOD_RESULT);
+	SocketEngine::Process();
 	Log() << "Databases loaded";
 
 	FOREACH_MOD(OnPostInit, ());