diff --git a/moses/server/Translator.cpp b/moses/server/Translator.cpp
index 8b3980574..3c0f4dc32 100644
--- a/moses/server/Translator.cpp
+++ b/moses/server/Translator.cpp
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ using namespace Moses;
 
 Translator::
 Translator(Server& server)
-  : m_threadPool(server.options().numThreads),
-    m_server(server)
+  : m_server(server),
+    m_threadPool(server.options().numThreads)
 {
   // signature and help strings are documentation -- the client
   // can query this information with a system.methodSignature and