diff --git a/core/FrontController.php b/core/FrontController.php
index b97829bfb4b2354872777d0507898568d0150a4c..e55a9ef1bf0409494bdde4254cea4099e6120a06 100644
--- a/core/FrontController.php
+++ b/core/FrontController.php
@@ -177,6 +177,13 @@ class Piwik_FrontController
 	 */
 	function init()
 	{
+		static $initialized = false;
+		if($initialized)
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+		$initialized = true;
+
 		try {
 			Zend_Registry::set('timer', new Piwik_Timer);