diff --git a/boost.install b/boost.install
index 3696c9fa83bf00820c49c1f0ee3595c9461024db..5c10f7b4b80162b29dc9237de78d2b41dd45969b 100644
--- a/boost.install
+++ b/boost.install
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
  * Implementation of hook_install(). Installs the current version of the database schema.
  */
 function boost_install() {
+  // Ensure that the module is loaded early in the bootstrap:
+  db_query("UPDATE {system} SET weight = -90 WHERE name = 'boost'");
 
   // Forcibly disable Drupal's built-in SQL caching to prevent any conflicts of interest:
   if (variable_get('cache', CACHE_DISABLED) != CACHE_DISABLED) {