diff --git a/settings/ajax/setbackgroundjobsmode.php b/settings/ajax/setbackgroundjobsmode.php
index 454b3caa5bf..0ff14376e6e 100644
--- a/settings/ajax/setbackgroundjobsmode.php
+++ b/settings/ajax/setbackgroundjobsmode.php
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 *
 */
 
+// Init owncloud
+require_once('../../lib/base.php');
+
 OC_Util::checkAdminUser();
 OCP\JSON::callCheck();