diff --git a/webservice/soap/server.php b/webservice/soap/server.php
index 98f7428e1078..8c1bc0d5c1f6 100755
--- a/webservice/soap/server.php
+++ b/webservice/soap/server.php
@@ -50,5 +50,9 @@
     $soapServer->handle();
 } else {
     // This is a request to display the available SOAP methods or WSDL...
+    include_once "Services/Context/classes/class.ilContext.php";
+    ilContext::init(ilContext::CONTEXT_SOAP_NO_AUTH);
+    require_once("Services/Init/classes/class.ilInitialisation.php");
+    ilInitialisation::initILIAS();
     include('webservice/soap/nusoapserver.php');
 }