diff --git a/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt b/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt
index e6222bdb..fd6582bf 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ set(
   app_actions/daemonize.cpp
   app_actions/init_falco_engine.cpp
   app_actions/init_inspector.cpp
+  app_actions/init_clients.cpp
   app_actions/init_outputs.cpp
   app_actions/list_fields.cpp
   app_actions/list_plugins.cpp
diff --git a/userspace/falco/app_actions/init_inspector.cpp.bak b/userspace/falco/app_actions/init_inspector.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from userspace/falco/app_actions/init_inspector.cpp.bak
rename to userspace/falco/app_actions/init_inspector.cpp
diff --git a/userspace/falco/application.cpp b/userspace/falco/application.cpp
index 25b337dc..dedce1e4 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/application.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/application.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ bool application::run(std::string &errstr, bool &restart)
 		std::bind(&application::attach_inotify_signals, this),
 		std::bind(&application::daemonize, this),
 		std::bind(&application::init_outputs, this),
+		std::bind(&application::init_clients, this),
 #ifndef MINIMAL_BUILD
 		std::bind(&application::start_grpc_server, this),
 		std::bind(&application::start_webserver, this),
diff --git a/userspace/falco/application.h b/userspace/falco/application.h
index 5c6d7f43..4756c399 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/application.h
+++ b/userspace/falco/application.h
@@ -140,26 +140,27 @@ private:
 	// order in which the methods run is in application.cpp.
 	run_result create_signal_handlers();
 	run_result attach_inotify_signals();
- 	run_result daemonize();
- 	run_result init_falco_engine();
- 	run_result init_inspector();
- 	run_result init_outputs();
- 	run_result list_fields();
- 	run_result list_plugins();
- 	run_result load_config();
- 	run_result load_plugins();
- 	run_result load_rules_files();
- 	run_result open_inspector();
- 	run_result print_help();
+	run_result daemonize();
+	run_result init_falco_engine();
+	run_result init_inspector();
+	run_result init_clients();
+	run_result init_outputs();
+	run_result list_fields();
+	run_result list_plugins();
+	run_result load_config();
+	run_result load_plugins();
+	run_result load_rules_files();
+	run_result open_inspector();
+	run_result print_help();
 	run_result print_ignored_events();
- 	run_result print_support();
- 	run_result print_version();
- 	run_result process_events();
+	run_result print_support();
+	run_result print_version();
+	run_result process_events();
 #ifndef MINIMAL_BUILD
- 	run_result start_grpc_server();
- 	run_result start_webserver();
+	run_result start_grpc_server();
+	run_result start_webserver();
 #endif
- 	run_result validate_rules_files();
+	run_result validate_rules_files();
 
 	// These methods comprise application teardown. The order in
 	// which the methods run is in application.cpp.