diff --git a/jena-fuseki2/jena-fuseki-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jena/fuseki/Fuseki.java b/jena-fuseki2/jena-fuseki-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jena/fuseki/Fuseki.java
index 11f3a4a5863..15510439a00 100644
--- a/jena-fuseki2/jena-fuseki-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jena/fuseki/Fuseki.java
+++ b/jena-fuseki2/jena-fuseki-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jena/fuseki/Fuseki.java
@@ -202,8 +202,6 @@ public static boolean getVerbose(ServletContext cxt) {
     // HTTP response header inserted to aid tracking.
     public static String FusekiRequestIdHeader = "Fuseki-Request-Id";
 
-    private static boolean            initialized       = false;
-
     // Server start time and uptime.
     private static final long startMillis = System.currentTimeMillis();
     // Hide server locale
@@ -228,12 +226,14 @@ public static String serverStartedAt() {
         return startDateTime;
     }
 
+    private static boolean initialized = false;
     /**
      * Initialize an instance of the Fuseki server stack.
      * This is not done via Jena's initialization mechanism
      * but done explicitly to give more control.
-     * Touching this class causes this to happen
-     * (see static block at the end of this class).
+     * It is done after Jena initializes.
+     * Fuseki-main adds a Fuseki specific custom initialization
+     * round after this is run.
      */
     public synchronized static void init() {
         if ( initialized )
diff --git a/jena-fuseki2/jena-fuseki-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jena/fuseki/build/FusekiConfig.java b/jena-fuseki2/jena-fuseki-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jena/fuseki/build/FusekiConfig.java
index 19e6c1028bd..64f9c157c6a 100644
--- a/jena-fuseki2/jena-fuseki-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jena/fuseki/build/FusekiConfig.java
+++ b/jena-fuseki2/jena-fuseki-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jena/fuseki/build/FusekiConfig.java
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@ public class FusekiConfig {
                    Operation.GSP_RW,
                    Operation.Patch);
 
-    static { Fuseki.init(); }
-
     /** Convenience operation to populate a {@link DataService} with the conventional default services. */
     public static DataService.Builder populateStdServices(DataService.Builder dataServiceBuilder, boolean allowUpdate) {
         Set<Endpoint> endpoints = new HashSet<>();
diff --git a/jena-fuseki2/jena-fuseki-main/src/main/java/org/apache/jena/fuseki/main/FusekiLib.java b/jena-fuseki2/jena-fuseki-main/src/main/java/org/apache/jena/fuseki/main/FusekiLib.java
index bd7c94becc4..87316506d8b 100644
--- a/jena-fuseki2/jena-fuseki-main/src/main/java/org/apache/jena/fuseki/main/FusekiLib.java
+++ b/jena-fuseki2/jena-fuseki-main/src/main/java/org/apache/jena/fuseki/main/FusekiLib.java
@@ -59,9 +59,13 @@ public static Collection<String> names(FusekiServer server) {
     /**
      * Process a configuration mode to find the DataServices and reset the server
      * {@link DataAccessPointRegistry}. The only server-level setting processed is
-     * the {@code fuseki:services} list. Other settings are ignored.
+     * the {@code fuseki:services} list; other settings are ignored.
      */
     public static void reload(FusekiServer server, Model configuration) {
+        // See also FusekiServer.applyDatabaseSetup
+        //      prepareDataServices(dapRegistry, operationReg);
+        //      OperationRegistry.set(servletContext, operationReg);
+        //      DataAccessPointRegistry.set(servletContext, dapRegistry);
         DataAccessPointRegistry newRegistry = new DataAccessPointRegistry();
         OperationRegistry operationRegistry = server.getOperationRegistry();
 
diff --git a/jena-fuseki2/jena-fuseki-main/src/main/java/org/apache/jena/fuseki/main/FusekiServer.java b/jena-fuseki2/jena-fuseki-main/src/main/java/org/apache/jena/fuseki/main/FusekiServer.java
index ab4fd05bac0..62eddff7799 100644
--- a/jena-fuseki2/jena-fuseki-main/src/main/java/org/apache/jena/fuseki/main/FusekiServer.java
+++ b/jena-fuseki2/jena-fuseki-main/src/main/java/org/apache/jena/fuseki/main/FusekiServer.java
@@ -113,7 +113,10 @@
  */
 
 public class FusekiServer {
-    static { JenaSystem.init(); }
+    static {
+        JenaSystem.init();
+        Fuseki.init();
+    }
 
     /**
      * Construct a Fuseki server from command line arguments.
@@ -1370,7 +1373,6 @@ public FusekiServer build() {
                 boolean hasFusekiSecurityHandler = applySecurityHandler(handler);
                 // Prepare the DataAccessPointRegistry.
                 // Put it in the servlet context.
-                // This would be the reload operation.
                 applyDatabaseSetup(handler.getServletContext(), dapRegistry, operationReg);
 
                 // Must be after the DataAccessPointRegistry is in the servlet context.
@@ -1464,8 +1466,8 @@ private static void applyDatabaseSetup(ServletContext servletContext,
                                                DataAccessPointRegistry dapRegistry,
                                                OperationRegistry operationReg) {
             // Final wiring up of DataAccessPointRegistry
+            // See also FusekiLib.reload()
             prepareDataServices(dapRegistry, operationReg);
-
             OperationRegistry.set(servletContext, operationReg);
             DataAccessPointRegistry.set(servletContext, dapRegistry);
         }
diff --git a/jena-fuseki2/jena-fuseki-main/src/main/java/org/apache/jena/fuseki/main/cmds/FusekiMain.java b/jena-fuseki2/jena-fuseki-main/src/main/java/org/apache/jena/fuseki/main/cmds/FusekiMain.java
index 998c79b9799..93b691971c5 100644
--- a/jena-fuseki2/jena-fuseki-main/src/main/java/org/apache/jena/fuseki/main/cmds/FusekiMain.java
+++ b/jena-fuseki2/jena-fuseki-main/src/main/java/org/apache/jena/fuseki/main/cmds/FusekiMain.java
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ public static FusekiServer.Builder builder(String... args) {
 
     static void run(String... argv) {
         JenaSystem.init();
+        Fuseki.init();
         new FusekiMain(argv).mainRun();
     }