diff --git a/lms/wsgi_apache_lms.py b/lms/wsgi_apache_lms.py
index 0f9950ca41..41c3317e14 100644
--- a/lms/wsgi_apache_lms.py
+++ b/lms/wsgi_apache_lms.py
@@ -3,13 +3,10 @@ import os
 os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "lms.envs.aws")
 os.environ.setdefault("SERVICE_VARIANT", "lms")
 
+import lms.startup as startup
+startup.run()
+
 # This application object is used by the development server
 # as well as any WSGI server configured to use this file.
 from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
 application = get_wsgi_application()
-
-from django.conf import settings
-from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
-
-for store_name in settings.MODULESTORE:
-    modulestore(store_name)