--- a/src/mediaserver/cdplugins/plgwithslave.hxx
+++ b/src/mediaserver/cdplugins/plgwithslave.hxx
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@
     // make things quite more complicated for a number of reasons.
     virtual std::string get_media_url(const std::string& path);
 
+    // used for plugins which should start initialization asap
+    bool startInit();
+    
     class Internal;
 private:
     Internal *m;