diff --git a/lib/icinga/timeperiod.ti b/lib/icinga/timeperiod.ti
index bba272e814..a1532e0c17 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/timeperiod.ti
+++ b/lib/icinga/timeperiod.ti
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ namespace icinga
 
 class TimePeriod : CustomVarObject
 {
+    activation_priority = -5;
+
 	[config] String display_name {
 		get {{{
 			String displayName = m_DisplayName.load();
diff --git a/lib/icinga/user.ti b/lib/icinga/user.ti
index 7b00a344f5..b7da24ab9a 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/user.ti
+++ b/lib/icinga/user.ti
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace icinga
 
 class User : CustomVarObject
 {
-	activation_priority -10;
+	activation_priority -5;
 
 	[config] String display_name {
 		get {{{