diff --git a/include/MarketPlaceManager.h b/include/MarketPlaceManager.h
index 4d90c6aac7..f80682dfa7 100644
--- a/include/MarketPlaceManager.h
+++ b/include/MarketPlaceManager.h
@@ -30,27 +30,16 @@ class MarketPlaceManager : public MadManager, public ActionListener
 {
 public:
 
-    MarketPlaceManager(
-            time_t _timer_period,
-            time_t _monitor_period,
-            std::vector<const Attribute*>& _mads):
-        MadManager(_mads),
-        timer_period(_timer_period),
-        monitor_period(_monitor_period),
-        mppool(0),
-        apppool(0)
-    {
-        am.addListener(this);
-    };
+    /**
+     *  Inititalizes the Marketplace manager:
+     *    @param t, timer_period to wake up the manger to perform actions
+     *    @param m, monitor_period to monitor marketplaces
+     *    @param mad, list of drivers for the manager
+     */
+    MarketPlaceManager( time_t t, time_t m, std::vector<const Attribute*>& mad);
 
     ~MarketPlaceManager(){};
 
-    /**
-     * Initializes internal pointers to other managers. Must be called when
-     * all the other managers exist in Nebula::instance
-     */
-    void init_managers();
-
     /**
      *  This functions starts the associated listener thread, and creates a
      *  new thread for the MarketPlace Manager. This thread will wait in
diff --git a/src/market/MarketPlaceManager.cc b/src/market/MarketPlaceManager.cc
index e31ad9c855..55625be7a0 100644
--- a/src/market/MarketPlaceManager.cc
+++ b/src/market/MarketPlaceManager.cc
@@ -46,6 +46,24 @@ extern "C" void * marketplace_action_loop(void *arg)
 
     return 0;
 }
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+MarketPlaceManager::MarketPlaceManager(
+            time_t _timer_period,
+            time_t _monitor_period,
+            std::vector<const Attribute*>& _mads):
+        MadManager(_mads),
+        timer_period(_timer_period),
+        monitor_period(_monitor_period)
+{
+    Nebula& nd = Nebula::instance();
+
+    mppool  = nd.get_marketpool();
+    apppool = nd.get_apppool();
+
+    am.addListener(this);
+};
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -144,17 +162,6 @@ void MarketPlaceManager::do_action(const string &action, void * arg)
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-void MarketPlaceManager::init_managers()
-{
-    Nebula& nd = Nebula::instance();
-
-    mppool  = nd.get_marketpool();
-    apppool = nd.get_apppool();
-}
-
-/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
 string * MarketPlaceManager::format_message(
     const string& app_data,
     const string& market_data,
diff --git a/src/nebula/Nebula.cc b/src/nebula/Nebula.cc
index 9a81b82c1a..1a0fd1fdbd 100644
--- a/src/nebula/Nebula.cc
+++ b/src/nebula/Nebula.cc
@@ -936,8 +936,6 @@ void Nebula::start(bool bootstrap_only)
 
     lcm->init_managers();
 
-    marketm->init_managers();
-
     // ---- Start the Request Manager ----
 
     rc = rm->start();