diff --git a/lib/libfrr.c b/lib/libfrr.c
index 500a02aacd..800596c563 100644
--- a/lib/libfrr.c
+++ b/lib/libfrr.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "defaults.h"
 
 DEFINE_HOOK(frr_late_init, (struct thread_master * tm), (tm))
+DEFINE_HOOK(frr_very_late_init, (struct thread_master * tm), (tm))
 DEFINE_KOOH(frr_early_fini, (), ())
 DEFINE_KOOH(frr_fini, (), ())
 
@@ -913,6 +914,8 @@ static int frr_config_read_in(struct thread *t)
 				__func__, nb_err_name(ret), errmsg);
 	}
 
+	hook_call(frr_very_late_init, master);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/libfrr.h b/lib/libfrr.h
index 9d91ea9154..ab72299206 100644
--- a/lib/libfrr.h
+++ b/lib/libfrr.h
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ extern const char *frr_get_progname(void);
 extern enum frr_cli_mode frr_get_cli_mode(void);
 
 DECLARE_HOOK(frr_late_init, (struct thread_master * tm), (tm))
+DECLARE_HOOK(frr_very_late_init, (struct thread_master * tm), (tm))
 extern void frr_config_fork(void);
 
 extern void frr_run(struct thread_master *master);
diff --git a/lib/northbound_sysrepo.c b/lib/northbound_sysrepo.c
index 3dec685927..145164b90d 100644
--- a/lib/northbound_sysrepo.c
+++ b/lib/northbound_sysrepo.c
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ static int frr_sr_finish(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int frr_sr_module_late_init(struct thread_master *tm)
+static int frr_sr_module_very_late_init(struct thread_master *tm)
 {
 	master = tm;
 
@@ -753,6 +753,12 @@ static int frr_sr_module_late_init(struct thread_master *tm)
 	}
 
 	hook_register(frr_fini, frr_sr_finish);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int frr_sr_module_late_init(struct thread_master *tm)
+{
 	frr_sr_cli_init();
 
 	return 0;
@@ -761,6 +767,7 @@ static int frr_sr_module_late_init(struct thread_master *tm)
 static int frr_sr_module_init(void)
 {
 	hook_register(frr_late_init, frr_sr_module_late_init);
+	hook_register(frr_very_late_init, frr_sr_module_very_late_init);
 
 	return 0;
 }