diff --git a/config/alfresco/linkvalidation-service-context.xml b/config/alfresco/linkvalidation-service-context.xml
index 14e47f8178..7507113748 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/linkvalidation-service-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/linkvalidation-service-context.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 	
 <beans>
     <bean id="linkValidationService" 
-          class="org.alfresco.linkvalidation.LinkValidationServiceImpl">
+          class="org.alfresco.linkvalidation.LinkValidationServiceImpl"
+          lazy-init="true">
         <property name="attributeService">
             <ref bean="attributeService"/>
         </property>
diff --git a/config/alfresco/public-services-context.xml b/config/alfresco/public-services-context.xml
index b268015c92..3409eb45ab 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/public-services-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/public-services-context.xml
@@ -1311,7 +1311,8 @@
     </bean>
 
     <bean id="LinkValidationService" 
-          class="org.springframework.aop.framework.ProxyFactoryBean">
+          class="org.springframework.aop.framework.ProxyFactoryBean"
+          lazy-init="true">
         <property name="proxyInterfaces">
             <list>
                 <value>org.alfresco.linkvalidation.LinkValidationService</value>