diff --git a/pkg/compute/models/loadbalancerbackends.go b/pkg/compute/models/loadbalancerbackends.go
index f040fdcba9..1f181bfe41 100644
--- a/pkg/compute/models/loadbalancerbackends.go
+++ b/pkg/compute/models/loadbalancerbackends.go
@@ -539,6 +539,7 @@ func (manager *SLoadbalancerBackendManager) InitializeData() error {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	manager.initializeJanitor()
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/compute/models/loadbalancerbackends_stales.go b/pkg/compute/models/loadbalancerbackends_stales.go
index a65024fd42..861e6d1959 100644
--- a/pkg/compute/models/loadbalancerbackends_stales.go
+++ b/pkg/compute/models/loadbalancerbackends_stales.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func (j *lbbJanitor) Stop() {
 
 var theLbbJanitor = newLbbJanitor()
 
-func init() {
+func (man *SLoadbalancerBackendManager) initializeJanitor() {
 	go theLbbJanitor.Start(context.Background())
 	eh := atexit.ExitHandler{
 		Prio: atexit.PRIO_LOG_OTHER,