diff --git a/node/src/main/kotlin/com/r3corda/node/internal/AbstractNode.kt b/node/src/main/kotlin/com/r3corda/node/internal/AbstractNode.kt
index 59bcbf48d3..0340796a9d 100644
--- a/node/src/main/kotlin/com/r3corda/node/internal/AbstractNode.kt
+++ b/node/src/main/kotlin/com/r3corda/node/internal/AbstractNode.kt
@@ -209,9 +209,9 @@ abstract class AbstractNode(open val configuration: NodeConfiguration, val netwo
             // the identity key. But the infrastructure to make that easy isn't here yet.
             keyManagement = makeKeyManagementService()
             api = APIServerImpl(this@AbstractNode)
+            protocolLogicFactory = initialiseProtocolLogicFactory()
             scheduler = NodeSchedulerService(database, services, protocolLogicFactory)
 
-            protocolLogicFactory = initialiseProtocolLogicFactory()
 
             val tokenizableServices = mutableListOf(storage, net, vault, keyManagement, identity, platformClock, scheduler)