diff --git a/msc/MSC_Tests.ttcn b/msc/MSC_Tests.ttcn
index db96d608c..dd31dafc4 100644
--- a/msc/MSC_Tests.ttcn
+++ b/msc/MSC_Tests.ttcn
@@ -304,29 +304,7 @@ function f_init(integer num_bsc := 1, boolean sgsap := false, boolean gsup := tr
 		testcase.stop("excess number of BSC instances requested");
 	}
 
-	for (var integer i := 0; i < num_bsc; i := i + 1) {
-		if (isbound(mp_bssap_cfg[i])) {
-			var RanOps ranops := BSC_RanOps;
-			ranops.use_osmux := osmux;
-			f_ran_adapter_init(g_bssap[i], mp_bssap_cfg[i], "MSC_Test_" & int2str(i), ranops);
-			f_ran_adapter_start(g_bssap[i]);
-		} else {
-			testcase.stop("missing BSSAP configuration");
-		}
-	}
-
 	f_ipa_ctrl_start_client(mp_msc_ip, mp_msc_ctrl_port);
-	f_init_mncc("MSC_Test");
-	f_init_mgcp("MSC_Test");
-
-	if (gsup == true) {
-		f_init_gsup("MSC_Test");
-	}
-	f_init_smpp("MSC_Test");
-
-	if (sgsap == true) {
-		f_init_sgsap("MSC_Test");
-	}
 
 	map(self:MSCVTY, system:MSCVTY);
 	f_vty_set_prompts(MSCVTY);
@@ -344,6 +322,30 @@ function f_init(integer num_bsc := 1, boolean sgsap := false, boolean gsup := tr
 	} else {
 		f_vty_config(MSCVTY, "msc", "osmux off");
 	}
+
+	for (var integer i := 0; i < num_bsc; i := i + 1) {
+		if (isbound(mp_bssap_cfg[i])) {
+			var RanOps ranops := BSC_RanOps;
+			ranops.use_osmux := osmux;
+			f_ran_adapter_init(g_bssap[i], mp_bssap_cfg[i], "MSC_Test_" & int2str(i), ranops);
+			f_ran_adapter_start(g_bssap[i]);
+		} else {
+			testcase.stop("missing BSSAP configuration");
+		}
+	}
+
+	f_init_mncc("MSC_Test");
+	f_init_mgcp("MSC_Test");
+
+	if (gsup == true) {
+		f_init_gsup("MSC_Test");
+	}
+	f_init_smpp("MSC_Test");
+
+	if (sgsap == true) {
+		f_init_sgsap("MSC_Test");
+	}
+
 }
 
 /* Initialize for a direct connection to BSSAP. This function is an alternative