diff --git a/src/platform.js b/src/platform.js
index d95f21a02..e2ac4c599 100644
--- a/src/platform.js
+++ b/src/platform.js
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ function initialize(callback) {
 
     if (infra.version === existingInfra.version) {
         debug('platform is uptodate at version %s', infra.version);
+        process.nextTick(function () { exports.events.emit(exports.EVENT_READY); });
         return loadAddonVars(callback);
     }