diff --git a/pl/init.yap b/pl/init.yap
index 8d1527f35..ab7cec3b5 100644
--- a/pl/init.yap
+++ b/pl/init.yap
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ otherwise.
 :- bootstrap('os.yap').
 :- bootstrap('absf.yap').
 
+
+
 :- [	 'directives.yap',
 	 'utils.yap',
 	 'control.yap',
@@ -127,6 +129,10 @@ otherwise.
 
 :- compile_expressions.
 
+:- [	 'preds.yap',
+	 'modules.yap'
+   ].
+
 :- [
     % lists is often used.
    	 'yio.yap',
@@ -136,11 +142,9 @@ otherwise.
 	 'grammar.yap',
 	 'ground.yap',
 	 'listing.yap',
-	 'preds.yap',
          'arithpreds.yap',
 	 % modules must be after preds, otherwise we will have trouble
 	 % with meta-predicate expansion being invoked
-	 'modules.yap',
 	 % must follow grammar
 	 'eval.yap',
 	 'signals.yap',