diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/node/Node.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/node/Node.java
index 2c48a78240cb4..eb8c47b2eb945 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/node/Node.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/node/Node.java
@@ -588,6 +588,21 @@ protected Node(
             runnableTaskListener = new AtomicReference<>();
             final ThreadPool threadPool = new ThreadPool(settings, runnableTaskListener, executorBuilders.toArray(new ExecutorBuilder[0]));
 
+            client = new NodeClient(settings, threadPool);
+
+            final IdentityService identityService = new IdentityService(settings, client, identityPlugins);
+
+            if (FeatureFlags.isEnabled(FeatureFlags.EXTENSIONS)) {
+                final List<ExtensionAwarePlugin> extensionAwarePlugins = pluginsService.filterPlugins(ExtensionAwarePlugin.class);
+                Set<Setting<?>> additionalSettings = new HashSet<>();
+                for (ExtensionAwarePlugin extAwarePlugin : extensionAwarePlugins) {
+                    additionalSettings.addAll(extAwarePlugin.getExtensionSettings());
+                }
+                this.extensionsManager = new ExtensionsManager(additionalSettings, identityService);
+            } else {
+                this.extensionsManager = new NoopExtensionsManager(identityService);
+            }
+
             final SetOnce<RepositoriesService> repositoriesServiceReference = new SetOnce<>();
             final RemoteStoreNodeService remoteStoreNodeService = new RemoteStoreNodeService(repositoriesServiceReference::get, threadPool);
             localNodeFactory = new LocalNodeFactory(settings, nodeEnvironment.nodeId(), remoteStoreNodeService);
@@ -609,20 +624,6 @@ protected Node(
             for (final ExecutorBuilder<?> builder : threadPool.builders()) {
                 additionalSettings.addAll(builder.getRegisteredSettings());
             }
-            client = new NodeClient(settings, threadPool);
-
-            final IdentityService identityService = new IdentityService(settings, client, identityPlugins);
-
-            if (FeatureFlags.isEnabled(FeatureFlags.EXTENSIONS)) {
-                final List<ExtensionAwarePlugin> extensionAwarePlugins = pluginsService.filterPlugins(ExtensionAwarePlugin.class);
-                Set<Setting<?>> extAdditionalSettings = new HashSet<>();
-                for (ExtensionAwarePlugin extAwarePlugin : extensionAwarePlugins) {
-                    extAdditionalSettings.addAll(extAwarePlugin.getExtensionSettings());
-                }
-                this.extensionsManager = new ExtensionsManager(extAdditionalSettings, identityService);
-            } else {
-                this.extensionsManager = new NoopExtensionsManager(identityService);
-            }
 
             final ScriptModule scriptModule = new ScriptModule(settings, pluginsService.filterPlugins(ScriptPlugin.class));
             final ScriptService scriptService = newScriptService(settings, scriptModule.engines, scriptModule.contexts);