diff --git a/application/src/de/philippkatz/knime/jsondocgen/JsonNodeDocuGenerator.java b/application/src/de/philippkatz/knime/jsondocgen/JsonNodeDocuGenerator.java
index 883d7e4..613b9aa 100644
--- a/application/src/de/philippkatz/knime/jsondocgen/JsonNodeDocuGenerator.java
+++ b/application/src/de/philippkatz/knime/jsondocgen/JsonNodeDocuGenerator.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 import org.knime.core.node.port.PortType;
 import org.knime.core.node.port.PortTypeRegistry;
 import org.knime.core.node.streamable.PartitionInfo;
-import org.knime.core.node.workflow.WorkflowManager;
+import org.knime.core.util.IEarlyStartup;
 import org.knime.workbench.repository.RepositoryManager;
 import org.knime.workbench.repository.model.Category;
 import org.knime.workbench.repository.model.IContainerObject;
@@ -178,7 +178,9 @@ private static void printUsage() {
 
 	@Override
 	public Object start(final IApplicationContext context) throws Exception {
-		WorkflowManager.ROOT.toString(); // attention: magic potion, do not remove!
+		// attention: magic potion, do not remove!
+		IEarlyStartup.runAfterProfilesLoaded();
+		IEarlyStartup.runBeforeWFMClassLoaded();
 		String log4Jconfiguration = System.getProperty("log4j.configuration");
 		if (log4Jconfiguration == null) {
 			System.setProperty(KNIMEConstants.PROPERTY_DISABLE_LOG4J_CONFIG, "true");