diff --git a/openbsc/src/bsc_init.c b/openbsc/src/bsc_init.c
index 55bb882..ddb53ba 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/bsc_init.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/bsc_init.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <openbsc/abis_nm.h>
 #include <openbsc/debug.h>
 #include <openbsc/misdn.h>
+#include <openbsc/osmo_msc.h>
 #include <osmocom/vty/telnet_interface.h>
 #include <openbsc/system_information.h>
 #include <openbsc/paging.h>
@@ -1081,6 +1082,7 @@
 
 	bsc_gsmnet->name_long = talloc_strdup(bsc_gsmnet, "OpenBSC");
 	bsc_gsmnet->name_short = talloc_strdup(bsc_gsmnet, "OpenBSC");
+	bsc_api_init(bsc_gsmnet, msc_bsc_api());
 
 	/* our vty command code expects vty->priv to point to a telnet_connection */
 	dummy_conn.priv = bsc_gsmnet;