diff --git a/azkaban-common/src/main/java/azkaban/project/ProjectManager.java b/azkaban-common/src/main/java/azkaban/project/ProjectManager.java
index 9bcbf05..98456c1 100644
--- a/azkaban-common/src/main/java/azkaban/project/ProjectManager.java
+++ b/azkaban-common/src/main/java/azkaban/project/ProjectManager.java
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ public class ProjectManager {
// initialize itself.
Props prop = new Props(props);
prop.put(ValidatorConfigs.PROJECT_ARCHIVE_FILE_PATH, "initialize");
+ new XmlValidatorManager(prop);
loadAllProjects();
}