1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/engine/start.php b/engine/start.php
index a84a19e0d..0bf652cb6 100644
--- a/engine/start.php
+++ b/engine/start.php
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ foreach ($required_files as $file) {
 set_error_handler('__elgg_php_error_handler');
 set_exception_handler('__elgg_php_exception_handler');
 
-
 /**
  * Load the system settings
  */
@@ -113,6 +112,10 @@ foreach($lib_files as $file) {
 	}
 }
 
+// prep core classes to be autoloadable
+spl_autoload_register('__elgg_autoload');
+elgg_register_classes(dirname(__FILE__).'/classes');
+
 // confirm that the installation completed successfully
 verify_installation();