diff --git a/src/webserver_main.cpp b/src/webserver_main.cpp
index 960f591..902c32b 100644
--- a/src/webserver_main.cpp
+++ b/src/webserver_main.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@
     auto io = std::make_shared<boost::asio::io_context>();
     App app(io);
 
+    crow::connections::systemBus =
+        std::make_shared<sdbusplus::asio::connection>(*io);
+
     // Static assets need to be initialized before Authorization, because auth
     // needs to build the whitelist from the static routes
 
@@ -113,9 +116,6 @@
 
     setupSocket(app);
 
-    crow::connections::systemBus =
-        std::make_shared<sdbusplus::asio::connection>(*io);
-
 #ifdef BMCWEB_ENABLE_VM_NBDPROXY
     crow::nbd_proxy::requestRoutes(app);
 #endif