diff --git a/plinth/__main__.py b/plinth/__main__.py
index 70f9e7580..84978bf0f 100644
--- a/plinth/__main__.py
+++ b/plinth/__main__.py
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ def main():
     log.init()
 
     web_framework.init()
+    web_framework.post_init()
 
     logger.info('FreedomBox Service (Plinth) version - %s', __version__)
     for config_file in cfg.config_files:
diff --git a/plinth/web_framework.py b/plinth/web_framework.py
index b5f68e80d..6aa25cd28 100644
--- a/plinth/web_framework.py
+++ b/plinth/web_framework.py
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ def init():
     logger.debug('Configured Django with applications - %s',
                  settings.INSTALLED_APPS)
 
+
+def post_init():
+    """Perform operations after completing init of other modules."""
     logger.debug('Creating or adding new tables to data file')
     django.core.management.call_command('migrate', '--fake-initial',
                                         interactive=False, verbosity=0)