diff --git a/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/flag/FlagModule.java b/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/flag/FlagModule.java
index b499c6a378..68907ca1d7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/flag/FlagModule.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/flag/FlagModule.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import tc.oc.pgm.api.match.Match;
 import tc.oc.pgm.api.match.MatchModule;
 import tc.oc.pgm.api.module.exception.ModuleLoadException;
+import tc.oc.pgm.filters.FilterMatchModule;
 import tc.oc.pgm.filters.FilterModule;
 import tc.oc.pgm.flag.post.PostDefinition;
 import tc.oc.pgm.goals.GoalMatchModule;
@@ -37,6 +38,11 @@ public FlagModule(
     this.flags = ImmutableList.copyOf(flags);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public Collection<Class<? extends MatchModule>> getWeakDependencies() {
+    return ImmutableList.of(FilterMatchModule.class);
+  }
+
   @Override
   public Collection<Class<? extends MatchModule>> getSoftDependencies() {
     return ImmutableList.of(GoalMatchModule.class);