diff --git a/lib/base.php b/lib/base.php
index e856574942..6751f897df 100644
--- a/lib/base.php
+++ b/lib/base.php
@@ -475,23 +475,9 @@ class OC {
 		@ini_set('file_uploads', '50');
 
 		self::handleAuthHeaders();
-
 		self::initPaths();
+		self::registerAutoloaderCache();
 
-		// The class loader takes an optional low-latency cache, which MUST be
-		// namespaced. The instanceid is used for namespacing, but might be
-		// unavailable at this point. Futhermore, it might not be possible to
-		// generate an instanceid via \OC_Util::getInstanceId() because the
-		// config file may not be writable. As such, we only register a class
-		// loader cache if instanceid is available without trying to create one.
-		$instanceId = OC_Config::getValue('instanceid', null);
-		if ($instanceId) {
-			try {
-				$memcacheFactory = new \OC\Memcache\Factory($instanceId);
-				self::$loader->setMemoryCache($memcacheFactory->createLowLatency('Autoloader'));
-			} catch (\Exception $ex) {
-			}
-		}
 		OC_Util::isSetLocaleWorking();
 
 		// setup 3rdparty autoloader
@@ -651,6 +637,23 @@ class OC {
 		}
 	}
 
+	protected static function registerAutoloaderCache() {
+		// The class loader takes an optional low-latency cache, which MUST be
+		// namespaced. The instanceid is used for namespacing, but might be
+		// unavailable at this point. Futhermore, it might not be possible to
+		// generate an instanceid via \OC_Util::getInstanceId() because the
+		// config file may not be writable. As such, we only register a class
+		// loader cache if instanceid is available without trying to create one.
+		$instanceId = OC_Config::getValue('instanceid', null);
+		if ($instanceId) {
+			try {
+				$memcacheFactory = new \OC\Memcache\Factory($instanceId);
+				self::$loader->setMemoryCache($memcacheFactory->createLowLatency('Autoloader'));
+			} catch (\Exception $ex) {
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Handle the request
 	 */