diff --git a/src/ui/public/timefilter/timefilter.js b/src/ui/public/timefilter/timefilter.js
index 7da73170f417..cc81cf813dac 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/timefilter/timefilter.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/timefilter/timefilter.js
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 define(function (require) {
+  require('ui/routes')
+  .addSetupWork(function (timefilter) {
+    return timefilter.init();
+  });
+
   require('ui/modules')
   .get('kibana')
   .service('timefilter', function (Private, globalState, $rootScope, config) {