diff --git a/node/src/chain.rs b/node/src/chain.rs
index 3932eb846a..086db131a4 100644
--- a/node/src/chain.rs
+++ b/node/src/chain.rs
@@ -44,38 +44,29 @@ const TOPICS: &[u8] = &[
 const ACCEPT_BLOCK_TIMEOUT_SEC: Duration = Duration::from_secs(20);
 const HEARTBEAT_SEC: Duration = Duration::from_secs(1);
 
-pub struct ChainSrv {
+pub struct ChainSrv<N: Network, DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution> {
     /// Inbound wire messages queue
     inbound: AsyncQueue<Message>,
     keys_path: String,
+    acceptor: Option<Arc<RwLock<Acceptor<N, DB, VM>>>>,
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
 impl<N: Network, DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution>
-    LongLivedService<N, DB, VM> for ChainSrv
+    LongLivedService<N, DB, VM> for ChainSrv<N, DB, VM>
 {
-    async fn execute(
+    async fn initialize(
         &mut self,
         network: Arc<RwLock<N>>,
         db: Arc<RwLock<DB>>,
         vm: Arc<RwLock<VM>>,
-    ) -> anyhow::Result<usize> {
-        // Register routes
-        LongLivedService::<N, DB, VM>::add_routes(
-            self,
-            TOPICS,
-            self.inbound.clone(),
-            &network,
-        )
-        .await?;
-
-        // Restore/Load most recent block
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let mrb = Self::load_most_recent_block(db.clone(), vm.clone()).await?;
 
         let state_hash = mrb.inner().header().state_hash;
         let provisioners_list = vm.read().await.get_provisioners(state_hash)?;
 
-        // Initialize Acceptor and trigger consensus task
+        // Initialize Acceptor
         let acc = Acceptor::init_consensus(
             &self.keys_path,
             mrb,
@@ -85,7 +76,29 @@ impl<N: Network, DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution>
             vm.clone(),
         )
         .await?;
-        let acc = Arc::new(RwLock::new(acc));
+
+        self.acceptor = Some(Arc::new(RwLock::new(acc)));
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    async fn execute(
+        &mut self,
+        network: Arc<RwLock<N>>,
+        _db: Arc<RwLock<DB>>,
+        _vm: Arc<RwLock<VM>>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<usize> {
+        // Register routes
+        LongLivedService::<N, DB, VM>::add_routes(
+            self,
+            TOPICS,
+            self.inbound.clone(),
+            &network,
+        )
+        .await?;
+
+        let acc = self.acceptor.as_mut().expect("initialize is called");
+        acc.write().await.spawn_task().await;
 
         // Start-up FSM instance
         let mut fsm = SimpleFSM::new(acc.clone(), network.clone());
@@ -200,11 +213,12 @@ impl<N: Network, DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution>
     }
 }
 
-impl ChainSrv {
+impl<N: Network, DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution> ChainSrv<N, DB, VM> {
     pub fn new(keys_path: String) -> Self {
         Self {
             inbound: Default::default(),
             keys_path,
+            acceptor: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -213,7 +227,7 @@ impl ChainSrv {
     /// Panics
     ///
     /// If register entry is read but block is not found.
-    async fn load_most_recent_block<DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution>(
+    async fn load_most_recent_block(
         db: Arc<RwLock<DB>>,
         vm: Arc<RwLock<VM>>,
     ) -> Result<BlockWithLabel> {
diff --git a/node/src/chain/acceptor.rs b/node/src/chain/acceptor.rs
index 59b6dbfad8..801497af29 100644
--- a/node/src/chain/acceptor.rs
+++ b/node/src/chain/acceptor.rs
@@ -161,11 +161,10 @@ impl<DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution, N: Network> Acceptor<N, DB, VM> {
             acc.try_revert(RevertTarget::LastFinalizedState).await?;
         }
 
-        acc.spawn_task().await;
         Ok(acc)
     }
 
-    async fn spawn_task(&self) {
+    pub async fn spawn_task(&self) {
         let provisioners_list = self.provisioners_list.read().await.clone();
         let base_timeouts = self.adjust_round_base_timeouts().await;
 
diff --git a/node/src/databroker.rs b/node/src/databroker.rs
index 5524668f2f..6706523a5e 100644
--- a/node/src/databroker.rs
+++ b/node/src/databroker.rs
@@ -93,6 +93,15 @@ impl DataBrokerSrv {
 impl<N: Network, DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution>
     LongLivedService<N, DB, VM> for DataBrokerSrv
 {
+    async fn initialize(
+        &mut self,
+        _network: Arc<RwLock<N>>,
+        _db: Arc<RwLock<DB>>,
+        _vm: Arc<RwLock<VM>>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     async fn execute(
         &mut self,
         network: Arc<RwLock<N>>,
diff --git a/node/src/lib.rs b/node/src/lib.rs
index 735f0b70a8..ea879515ac 100644
--- a/node/src/lib.rs
+++ b/node/src/lib.rs
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ pub trait Network: Send + Sync + 'static {
 pub trait LongLivedService<N: Network, DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution>:
     Send + Sync
 {
+    async fn initialize(
+        &mut self,
+        network: Arc<RwLock<N>>,
+        database: Arc<RwLock<DB>>,
+        vm: Arc<RwLock<VM>>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<()>;
+
     async fn execute(
         &mut self,
         network: Arc<RwLock<N>>,
@@ -157,6 +164,25 @@ impl<N: Network, DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution> Node<N, DB, VM> {
         self.network.clone()
     }
 
+    pub async fn initialize(
+        &self,
+        services: &mut [Box<dyn LongLivedService<N, DB, VM>>],
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        // Run lazy-initialization of all registered services
+        for service in services.iter_mut() {
+            info!("initialize service {}", service.name());
+            service
+                .initialize(
+                    self.network.clone(),
+                    self.database.clone(),
+                    self.vm_handler.clone(),
+                )
+                .await?;
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Sets up and runs a list of services.
     pub async fn spawn_all(
         &self,
diff --git a/node/src/mempool.rs b/node/src/mempool.rs
index bd127cea03..0f85e466dd 100644
--- a/node/src/mempool.rs
+++ b/node/src/mempool.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,15 @@ impl crate::Filter for TxFilter {
 impl<N: Network, DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution>
     LongLivedService<N, DB, VM> for MempoolSrv
 {
+    async fn initialize(
+        &mut self,
+        _network: Arc<RwLock<N>>,
+        _db: Arc<RwLock<DB>>,
+        _vm: Arc<RwLock<VM>>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     async fn execute(
         &mut self,
         network: Arc<RwLock<N>>,
diff --git a/rusk/src/bin/main.rs b/rusk/src/bin/main.rs
index 442781d94c..53200724da 100644
--- a/rusk/src/bin/main.rs
+++ b/rusk/src/bin/main.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     };
 
     #[cfg(feature = "node")]
-    let (rusk, node, service_list) = {
+    let (rusk, node, mut service_list) = {
         let state_dir = rusk_profile::get_rusk_state_dir()?;
         info!("Using state from {state_dir:?}");
         let rusk = Rusk::new(state_dir)?;
@@ -154,6 +154,13 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
             Some(HttpServer::bind(handler, listen_addr, cert_and_key).await?);
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "node")]
+    // initialize all registered services
+    if let Err(err) = node.0.initialize(&mut service_list).await {
+        tracing::error!("node initialization  failed: {}", err);
+        return Err(err.into());
+    }
+
     #[cfg(feature = "node")]
     // node spawn_all is the entry point
     if let Err(e) = node.0.spawn_all(service_list).await {