diff --git a/homeassistant/bootstrap.py b/homeassistant/bootstrap.py
index afcd2717e72..7f8c586fd80 100644
--- a/homeassistant/bootstrap.py
+++ b/homeassistant/bootstrap.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 ERROR_LOG_FILENAME = 'home-assistant.log'
 FIRST_INIT_COMPONENT = set((
     'recorder', 'mqtt', 'mqtt_eventstream', 'logger', 'introduction',
-    'frontend'))
+    'frontend', 'history'))
 
 
 def from_config_dict(config: Dict[str, Any],