--- a/mobile/android/base/GeckoApp.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/GeckoApp.java
@@ -1172,34 +1172,25 @@ public abstract class GeckoApp
             }
         });
 
         // Workaround for <http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=20915>.
         try {
             Class.forName("android.os.AsyncTask");
         } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {}
 
-        MemoryMonitor.getInstance().init(getApplicationContext());
-
         // GeckoAppShell is tightly coupled to us, rather than
         // the app context, because various parts of Fennec (e.g.,
         // GeckoScreenOrientation) use GAS to access the Activity in
         // the guise of fetching a Context.
         // When that's fixed, `this` can change to
         // `(GeckoApplication) getApplication()` here.
         GeckoAppShell.setContextGetter(this);
         GeckoAppShell.setGeckoInterface(this);
 
-        Tabs.getInstance().attachToContext(this);
-        try {
-            Favicons.initializeWithContext(this);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            Log.e(LOGTAG, "Exception starting favicon cache. Corrupt resources?", e);
-        }
-
         // Did the OS locale change while we were backgrounded? If so,
         // we need to die so that Gecko will re-init add-ons that touch
         // the UI.
         // This is using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, but it'll do for
         // now.
         if (BrowserLocaleManager.getInstance().systemLocaleDidChange()) {
             Log.i(LOGTAG, "System locale changed. Restarting.");
             doRestart();
@@ -1233,16 +1224,25 @@ public abstract class GeckoApp
                 @Override
                 public void run() {
                     GeckoThread.setLaunchState(GeckoThread.LaunchState.Launched);
                     GeckoThread.createAndStart();
                 }
             }, 1000 * 5 /* 5 seconds */);
         }
 
+        MemoryMonitor.getInstance().init(getApplicationContext());
+
+        Tabs.getInstance().attachToContext(this);
+        try {
+            Favicons.initializeWithContext(this);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            Log.e(LOGTAG, "Exception starting favicon cache. Corrupt resources?", e);
+        }
+
         Bundle stateBundle = getIntent().getBundleExtra(EXTRA_STATE_BUNDLE);
         if (stateBundle != null) {
             // Use the state bundle if it was given as an intent extra. This is
             // only intended to be used internally via Robocop, so a boolean
             // is read from a private shared pref to prevent other apps from
             // injecting states.
             final SharedPreferences prefs = getSharedPreferences();
             if (prefs.getBoolean(PREFS_ALLOW_STATE_BUNDLE, false)) {