diff --git a/embedding-calculator/src/_endpoints.py b/embedding-calculator/src/_endpoints.py
index 53685293d1..a75beecd15 100644
--- a/embedding-calculator/src/_endpoints.py
+++ b/embedding-calculator/src/_endpoints.py
@@ -19,15 +19,26 @@
 
 from src.constants import ENV
 from src.exceptions import NoFaceFoundError
-from src.services.facescan.plugins import base, managers
+from src.services.facescan.plugins import managers
 from src.services.facescan.scanner.facescanners import scanner
 from src.services.flask_.constants import ARG
 from src.services.flask_.needs_attached_file import needs_attached_file
 from src.services.imgtools.read_img import read_img
 from src.services.utils.pyutils import Constants
+from src.services.imgtools.test.files import IMG_DIR
 import base64
 
 
+def init_model() -> None:
+    detector = managers.plugin_manager.detector
+    face_plugins = managers.plugin_manager.face_plugins
+    detector(
+        img=read_img(str(IMG_DIR / 'einstein.jpeg')),
+        det_prob_threshold=_get_det_prob_threshold(),
+        face_plugins=face_plugins
+    )
+    return None
+
 def endpoints(app):
     @app.route('/status')
     def status_get():
diff --git a/embedding-calculator/src/app.py b/embedding-calculator/src/app.py
index 5242f84bee..f2355db3f3 100644
--- a/embedding-calculator/src/app.py
+++ b/embedding-calculator/src/app.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 from src import constants
 from src._docs import add_docs
-from src._endpoints import endpoints
+from src._endpoints import endpoints, init_model
 from src.constants import ENV
 from src.docs import DOCS_DIR
 from src.init_runtime import init_runtime
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def init_app_runtime():
 
 def create_app(add_endpoints_fun: Union[Callable, None] = None, do_add_docs: bool = False):
     app = Flask('embedding-calculator')
+    app.before_first_request_funcs.append(init_model)
     app.url_map.strict_slashes = False
     add_error_handling(app)
     app.after_request(log_http_response)