2 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index e8b6cc3114..e0431608e8 100755
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ def setup(config_options):
     logger.info("Database prepared in %s.", config.database_config['name'])
 
     hs.setup()
+    hs.setup_master()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def do_acme():
diff --git a/synapse/server.py b/synapse/server.py
index 72835e8c86..c992bbaa5f 100644
--- a/synapse/server.py
+++ b/synapse/server.py
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ class HomeServer(object):
         'registration_handler',
     ]
 
+    REQUIRED_ON_MASTER_STARTUP = [
+        "user_directory_handler",
+    ]
+
     # This is overridden in derived application classes
     # (such as synapse.app.homeserver.SynapseHomeServer) and gives the class to be
     # instantiated during setup() for future return by get_datastore()
@@ -221,6 +225,10 @@ class HomeServer(object):
             conn.commit()
         logger.info("Finished setting up.")
 
+    def setup_master(self):
+        for i in self.REQUIRED_ON_MASTER_STARTUP:
+            getattr(self, "get_" + i)()
+
     def get_reactor(self):
         """
         Fetch the Twisted reactor in use by this HomeServer.