diff --git a/src/SlicApplication.cc b/src/SlicApplication.cc
index a9743855febcd7c1aed1ef673d114a8f2371a041..1d421fb47f65810e13c1671e6af5c79a686fdf07 100644
--- a/src/SlicApplication.cc
+++ b/src/SlicApplication.cc
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ void SlicApplication::initialize() {
 		// Create a new RunManager.
 		m_runManager = new RunManager();
 
+		PhysicsListManager::instance();
+
 		// Initialize the LcioManager.
 		LcioManager::instance();