diff --git a/wnf.py b/wnf.py
index 23c80c1923..8d29051f47 100755
--- a/wnf.py
+++ b/wnf.py
@@ -339,6 +339,8 @@ def run():
 		return
 		
 	import webnotes
+	webnotes.init()
+
 	try:
 		import conf
 	except ImportError, e: