diff --git a/KfChatDotNetBot/ChatBot.cs b/KfChatDotNetBot/ChatBot.cs
index 774e095..822c164 100644
--- a/KfChatDotNetBot/ChatBot.cs
+++ b/KfChatDotNetBot/ChatBot.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ public class ChatBot
     {
         _logger.Info("Bot starting!");
 
+        _logger.Debug("Starting services");
+        BotServices = new BotServices(this, _cancellationToken);
+        BotServices.InitializeServices();
+        
         _kfDeadBotDetection = KfDeadBotDetectionTask();
         var settings = SettingsProvider.GetMultipleValuesAsync([
             BuiltIn.Keys.KiwiFarmsWsEndpoint, BuiltIn.Keys.KiwiFarmsDomain,
@@ -84,10 +88,6 @@ public class ChatBot
         _logger.Debug("Creating ping task");
         _kfChatPing = KfPingTask();
         
-        _logger.Debug("Starting services");
-        BotServices = new BotServices(this, _cancellationToken);
-        BotServices.InitializeServices();
-        
         _logger.Debug("Blocking the main thread");
         var exitEvent = new ManualResetEvent(false);
         exitEvent.WaitOne();