diff --git a/config/alfresco/core-services-context.xml b/config/alfresco/core-services-context.xml
index 9ff8604ebe..b9f36c9e25 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/core-services-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/core-services-context.xml
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@
     </bean>
 
 
-    <bean id="importerBootstrap" class="org.alfresco.repo.importer.ImporterBootstrap" init-method="bootstrap" depends-on="alfrescoUserStoreBootstrap">
+    <bean id="importerBootstrap" class="org.alfresco.repo.importer.ImporterBootstrap" init-method="bootstrap" depends-on="alfrescoUserStoreBootstrap, versionBootstrap">
         <property name="transactionService">
             <ref bean="transactionComponent"/>
         </property>