diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 22594d635f..9a39811c28 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ Application::Application(
 void Application::initialize(const QCommandLineParser &parser) {
 
     //qCDebug(interfaceapp) << "Setting up essentials";
-    //setupEssentials(parser, _previousSessionCrashed);
+    setupEssentials(parser, _previousSessionCrashed);
     qCDebug(interfaceapp) << "Initializing application";
 
     _entitySimulation = std::make_shared<PhysicalEntitySimulation>();