diff --git a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v3/plugin.py b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v3/plugin.py
index 14f2992ddc..3dba4d87a2 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v3/plugin.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v3/plugin.py
@@ -227,11 +227,6 @@ class NsxV3Plugin(agentschedulers_db.AZDhcpAgentSchedulerDbMixin,
         else:
             nsxlib_utils.set_inject_headers_callback(inject_requestid_header)
         self.lbv2_driver = self._init_lbv2_driver()
-        # reinitialize the cluster upon fork for api workers to ensure each
-        # process has its own keepalive loops + state
-        registry.subscribe(
-            self.nsxlib.reinitialize_cluster,
-            resources.PROCESS, events.AFTER_INIT)
 
         registry.subscribe(
             self.on_subnetpool_address_scope_updated,
@@ -267,10 +262,10 @@ class NsxV3Plugin(agentschedulers_db.AZDhcpAgentSchedulerDbMixin,
         # init profiles on nsx backend
         self._init_nsx_profiles()
 
-        # Init the FWaaS support
-        registry.subscribe(
-            self._init_fwaas,
-            resources.PROCESS, events.AFTER_INIT)
+        self.init_is_complete = False
+        registry.subscribe(self.init_complete,
+                           resources.PROCESS,
+                           events.AFTER_INIT)
 
         # Include exclude NSGroup
         LOG.debug("Initializing NSX v3 Excluded Port NSGroup")
@@ -303,6 +298,22 @@ class NsxV3Plugin(agentschedulers_db.AZDhcpAgentSchedulerDbMixin,
         # Register NSXv3 trunk driver to support trunk extensions
         self.trunk_driver = trunk_driver.NsxV3TrunkDriver.create(self)
 
+    def init_complete(self, resource, event, trigger, payload=None):
+        with locking.LockManager.get_lock('plugin-init-complete'):
+            if self.init_is_complete:
+                # Should be called only once per worker
+                return
+
+            # reinitialize the cluster upon fork for api workers to ensure
+            # each process has its own keepalive loops + state
+            self.nsxlib.reinitialize_cluster(resource, event, trigger,
+                                             payload=payload)
+
+            # Init the FWaaS support
+            self._init_fwaas()
+
+            self.init_is_complete = True
+
     def _extend_fault_map(self):
         """Extends the Neutron Fault Map.
 
@@ -323,7 +334,7 @@ class NsxV3Plugin(agentschedulers_db.AZDhcpAgentSchedulerDbMixin,
                                  webob.exc.HTTPBadRequest,
                                  })
 
-    def _init_fwaas(self, resource, event, trigger, **kwargs):
+    def _init_fwaas(self):
         self.fwaas_callbacks = None
         if fwaas_utils.is_fwaas_v1_plugin_enabled():
             LOG.info("NSXv3 FWaaS v1 plugin enabled")
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_v3/edge_fwaas_driver_base.py b/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_v3/edge_fwaas_driver_base.py
index a5d0fffc84..820d46e983 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_v3/edge_fwaas_driver_base.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_v3/edge_fwaas_driver_base.py
@@ -42,10 +42,16 @@ class CommonEdgeFwaasV3Driver(fwaas_base.FwaasDriverBase):
         registry.subscribe(
             self.check_backend_version,
             resources.PROCESS, events.BEFORE_SPAWN)
+        self._core_plugin = None
 
     @property
     def core_plugin(self):
-        return directory.get_plugin()
+        if not self._core_plugin:
+            self._core_plugin = directory.get_plugin()
+            # make sure plugin init was completed
+            if not self._core_plugin.init_is_complete:
+                self._core_plugin.init_complete(None, None, {})
+        return self._core_plugin
 
     @property
     def nsxlib(self):
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_v3/test_fwaas_v1_driver.py b/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_v3/test_fwaas_v1_driver.py
index 33b240b158..971b71b308 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_v3/test_fwaas_v1_driver.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_v3/test_fwaas_v1_driver.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class Nsxv3FwaasTestCase(test_v3_plugin.NsxV3PluginTestCaseMixin):
             Nsxv3FwaasCallbacksV1(self.plugin.nsxlib)
         self.plugin.fwaas_callbacks.fwaas_enabled = True
         self.plugin.fwaas_callbacks.fwaas_driver = self.firewall
+        self.plugin.init_is_complete = True
 
     def _default_rule(self, drop=True):
         rule = DEFAULT_RULE
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_v3/test_fwaas_v2_driver.py b/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_v3/test_fwaas_v2_driver.py
index 10dd5190c2..de9f3674e4 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_v3/test_fwaas_v2_driver.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_v3/test_fwaas_v2_driver.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class Nsxv3FwaasTestCase(test_v3_plugin.NsxV3PluginTestCaseMixin):
             Nsxv3FwaasCallbacksV2(self.plugin.nsxlib)
         self.plugin.fwaas_callbacks.fwaas_enabled = True
         self.plugin.fwaas_callbacks.fwaas_driver = self.firewall
+        self.plugin.init_is_complete = True
 
     def _default_rule(self):
         rule = DEFAULT_RULE