diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php
index 6495229..09457af 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php
@@ -726,10 +726,11 @@ protected function initializeContainer($rebuild = FALSE) {
     $this->attachSynthetic($container);
 
     $this->container = $container;
+    \Drupal::setContainer($this->container);
+
     if ($session_manager_started) {
       $this->container->get('session_manager')->start();
     }
-    \Drupal::setContainer($this->container);
 
     // If needs dumping flag was set, dump the container.
     if ($this->containerNeedsDumping && !$this->dumpDrupalContainer($this->container, static::CONTAINER_BASE_CLASS)) {