diff --git a/railties/lib/initializer.rb b/railties/lib/initializer.rb
index 2a60ea2f56..4e94b850d8 100644
--- a/railties/lib/initializer.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/initializer.rb
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ module Rails
 
       load_plugins
 
+      load_application_initializers
+
       # the framework is now fully initialized
       after_initialize
 
-      load_application_initializers
-
       # Routing must be initialized after plugins to allow the former to extend the routes
       initialize_routing