diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/sonia.global.js b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/sonia.global.js
index c3b3b3b2f1..887d3a0de3 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/sonia.global.js
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/sonia.global.js
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ var loginCallbacks = [];
  */
 var logoutCallbacks = [];
 
+/**
+ * functions called after initialisation
+ */
+var initCallbacks = [];
+
+/**
+ * The base url for the rest api
+ */
 var restUrl = "api/rest/";
 
 var userSearchStore = new Ext.data.JsonStore({
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/sonia.scm.js b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/sonia.scm.js
index 6b1ba1ed5f..95d350d8fd 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/sonia.scm.js
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/sonia.scm.js
@@ -62,11 +62,15 @@ Sonia.scm.Main = Ext.extend(Ext.util.Observable, {
   mainTabPanel: null,
 
   constructor : function(config) {
-    this.addEvents('login', 'logout');
+    this.addEvents('login', 'logout', 'init');
     this.mainTabPanel = Ext.getCmp('mainTabPanel');
     this.addListener('login', this.postLogin, this);
     Sonia.scm.Main.superclass.constructor.call(this, config);
   },
+  
+  init: function(){
+    this.fireEvent('load', this);
+  },
 
   postLogin: function(){
     this.createMainMenu();
@@ -357,7 +361,6 @@ Ext.onReady(function(){
   });
 
   main = new Sonia.scm.Main();
-  main.checkLogin();
 
   /**
    * Adds a tab to main TabPanel
@@ -368,7 +371,10 @@ Ext.onReady(function(){
     main.addTabPanel(id, xtype, title);
   }
 
+  main.addListeners('init', initCallbacks);
   main.addListeners('login', loginCallbacks);
   main.addListeners('logout', logoutCallbacks);
 
+  main.init();
+  main.checkLogin();
 });
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