diff --git a/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.edex.plugin.sfcobs/res/spring/sfcobs-common.xml b/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.edex.plugin.sfcobs/res/spring/sfcobs-common.xml
index 8970ebf6aa..69c6e5a8bf 100644
--- a/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.edex.plugin.sfcobs/res/spring/sfcobs-common.xml
+++ b/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.edex.plugin.sfcobs/res/spring/sfcobs-common.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 		<property name="record" value="com.raytheon.uf.common.dataplugin.sfcobs.ObsCommon" />
 	</bean>
 	
-	<bean factory-bean="pluginRegistry" factory-method="register">
+	<bean id="sfcObsRegistered" factory-bean="pluginRegistry" factory-method="register">
 		<constructor-arg ref="sfcobsPluginName" />
 		<constructor-arg ref="sfcobsProperties"/>
 	</bean>
diff --git a/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.uf.edex.plugin.bufrobs/res/spring/bufrobs-ingest.xml b/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.uf.edex.plugin.bufrobs/res/spring/bufrobs-ingest.xml
index a57a5fb074..f9a017b481 100644
--- a/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.uf.edex.plugin.bufrobs/res/spring/bufrobs-ingest.xml
+++ b/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.uf.edex.plugin.bufrobs/res/spring/bufrobs-ingest.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <bean id="bufrFileSeparator" class="com.raytheon.uf.common.nc.bufr.BufrFileSeparator" />
 
-    <bean id="bufrobsSynopticLandDecoder" class="com.raytheon.uf.edex.plugin.bufrobs.synoptic.SynopticLandBufrDecoder">
+    <bean id="bufrobsSynopticLandDecoder" class="com.raytheon.uf.edex.plugin.bufrobs.synoptic.SynopticLandBufrDecoder" depends-on="sfcObsRegistered">
         <constructor-arg ref="sfcobsPluginName" />
     </bean>