diff --git a/distributions/openhab/src/main/resources/runtime/services.cfg b/distributions/openhab/src/main/resources/runtime/services.cfg
index 4eea57e591..4d8d141cbd 100644
--- a/distributions/openhab/src/main/resources/runtime/services.cfg
+++ b/distributions/openhab/src/main/resources/runtime/services.cfg
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ threadpool:thingHandler=5
 
 # Start level definitions
 startlevel:20=dsl:items,managed:item,dsl:things,managed:thing,managed:itemchannellink,dsl:persist,managed:metadata
-startlevel:30=persistence:restore,automation:scriptEngineFactories
+startlevel:30=persistence:services,persistence:restore,automation:scriptEngineFactories
 startlevel:40=dsl:rules,managed:rule,rules:refresh,rules:dslprovider
 startlevel:50=ruleengine:start
 startlevel:70=dsl:sitemap