diff --git a/src/Application.cpp b/src/Application.cpp
index 84f0771709..9366aab51b 100644
--- a/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/Application.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ void Application::stop()
 void Application::run()
 {
 	assert(mTxnDB==NULL);
+	SHAMapNode::ClassInit();
 
 	//
 	// Construct databases.