diff --git a/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/main/java/com/onesignal/session/SessionModule.kt b/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/main/java/com/onesignal/session/SessionModule.kt
index 931e79d722..baa4ef105c 100644
--- a/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/main/java/com/onesignal/session/SessionModule.kt
+++ b/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/main/java/com/onesignal/session/SessionModule.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.onesignal.session
 import com.onesignal.common.modules.IModule
 import com.onesignal.common.services.ServiceBuilder
 import com.onesignal.core.internal.background.IBackgroundService
+import com.onesignal.core.internal.startup.IBootstrapService
 import com.onesignal.core.internal.startup.IStartableService
 import com.onesignal.session.internal.SessionManager
 import com.onesignal.session.internal.influence.IInfluenceManager
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ internal class SessionModule : IModule {
             .provides<ISessionService>()
             .provides<IStartableService>()
             .provides<IBackgroundService>()
+            .provides<IBootstrapService>()
         builder.register<SessionListener>().provides<IStartableService>()
         builder.register<SessionManager>().provides<ISessionManager>()
     }
diff --git a/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/main/java/com/onesignal/session/internal/session/impl/SessionService.kt b/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/main/java/com/onesignal/session/internal/session/impl/SessionService.kt
index a76425b9a3..8c36133857 100644
--- a/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/main/java/com/onesignal/session/internal/session/impl/SessionService.kt
+++ b/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/main/java/com/onesignal/session/internal/session/impl/SessionService.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import com.onesignal.core.internal.application.IApplicationService
 import com.onesignal.core.internal.background.IBackgroundService
 import com.onesignal.core.internal.config.ConfigModel
 import com.onesignal.core.internal.config.ConfigModelStore
+import com.onesignal.core.internal.startup.IBootstrapService
 import com.onesignal.core.internal.startup.IStartableService
 import com.onesignal.core.internal.time.ITime
 import com.onesignal.debug.LogLevel
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ internal class SessionService(
     private val _configModelStore: ConfigModelStore,
     private val _sessionModelStore: SessionModelStore,
     private val _time: ITime,
-) : ISessionService, IStartableService, IBackgroundService, IApplicationLifecycleHandler {
+) : ISessionService, IBootstrapService, IStartableService, IBackgroundService, IApplicationLifecycleHandler {
     override val startTime: Long
         get() = session!!.startTime
 
@@ -50,9 +51,12 @@ internal class SessionService(
     // True if app has been foregrounded at least once since the app started
     private var hasFocused = false
 
-    override fun start() {
+    override fun bootstrap() {
         session = _sessionModelStore.model
         config = _configModelStore.model
+    }
+
+    override fun start() {
         _applicationService.addApplicationLifecycleHandler(this)
     }
 
diff --git a/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/test/java/com/onesignal/session/internal/session/SessionServiceTests.kt b/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/test/java/com/onesignal/session/internal/session/SessionServiceTests.kt
index 1daa409ac0..3e275bbb79 100644
--- a/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/test/java/com/onesignal/session/internal/session/SessionServiceTests.kt
+++ b/OneSignalSDK/onesignal/core/src/test/java/com/onesignal/session/internal/session/SessionServiceTests.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ private class Mocks {
         return mockSessionModelStore
     }
 
-    val sessionService = SessionService(MockHelper.applicationService(), MockHelper.configModelStore(), mockSessionModelStore, MockHelper.time(currentTime))
+    val sessionService =
+        SessionService(MockHelper.applicationService(), MockHelper.configModelStore(), mockSessionModelStore, MockHelper.time(currentTime))
 
     val spyCallback = spyk<ISessionLifecycleHandler>()
 }
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ class SessionServiceTests : FunSpec({
         val mocks = Mocks()
         val sessionService = mocks.sessionService
 
+        sessionService.bootstrap()
         sessionService.start()
         val sessionModelStore = mocks.sessionModelStore { it.isValid = false }
         sessionService.subscribe(mocks.spyCallback)
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ class SessionServiceTests : FunSpec({
         val sessionModelStore = mocks.sessionModelStore()
 
         // When
+        sessionService.bootstrap()
         sessionService.start()
         sessionService.onFocus(true)
         sessionService.subscribe(mocks.spyCallback)
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ class SessionServiceTests : FunSpec({
         val mocks = Mocks()
         val sessionService = mocks.sessionService
 
+        sessionService.bootstrap()
         sessionService.start()
         val sessionModelStore =
             mocks.sessionModelStore {
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ class SessionServiceTests : FunSpec({
         val mocks = Mocks()
         val sessionService = mocks.sessionService
 
+        sessionService.bootstrap()
         sessionService.start()
         val sessionModelStore =
             mocks.sessionModelStore {
@@ -125,6 +130,7 @@ class SessionServiceTests : FunSpec({
         val mocks = Mocks()
         val sessionService = mocks.sessionService
 
+        sessionService.bootstrap()
         sessionService.start()
         val sessionModelStore =
             mocks.sessionModelStore {
@@ -147,6 +153,7 @@ class SessionServiceTests : FunSpec({
         mocks.sessionModelStore { it.isValid = false }
         val sessionService = mocks.sessionService
         sessionService.subscribe(mocks.spyCallback)
+        sessionService.bootstrap()
         sessionService.start()
 
         // When