diff --git a/main/manager.c b/main/manager.c
index c2f3520a41..b8e55de4f3 100644
--- a/main/manager.c
+++ b/main/manager.c
@@ -7739,10 +7739,9 @@ static int __init_manager(int reload, int by_external_config)
 			ast_log(AST_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to initialize manager MWI handling\n");
 			return -1;
 		}
-	}
-
-	if (manager_bridging_init()) {
-		return -1;
+		if (manager_bridging_init()) {
+			return -1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (!registered) {