diff --git a/Source/Engine/Engine/NativeInterop.Unmanaged.cs b/Source/Engine/Engine/NativeInterop.Unmanaged.cs
index 4ca783834..f1de3ecb3 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Engine/NativeInterop.Unmanaged.cs
+++ b/Source/Engine/Engine/NativeInterop.Unmanaged.cs
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ namespace FlaxEngine.Interop
         }
 
         [UnmanagedCallersOnly]
-        internal static void ReloadScriptingAssemblyLoadContext()
+        internal static void LoadScriptingAssemblyLoadContext()
         {
 #if FLAX_EDITOR
             // Clear all caches which might hold references to assemblies in collectible ALC
@@ -1030,16 +1030,18 @@ namespace FlaxEngine.Interop
             FlaxEngine.Json.JsonSerializer.ResetCache();
 
             // Unload the ALC
-            bool unloading = true;
-            scriptingAssemblyLoadContext.Unloading += (alc) => { unloading = false; };
-            scriptingAssemblyLoadContext.Unload();
-
-            while (unloading)
-                System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1);
+            if (scriptingAssemblyLoadContext != null)
+            {
+                bool unloading = true;
+                scriptingAssemblyLoadContext.Unloading += (alc) => { unloading = false; };
+                scriptingAssemblyLoadContext.Unload();
 
+                while (unloading)
+                    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1);
+            }
+#endif
             InitScriptingAssemblyLoadContext();
             DelegateHelpers.InitMethods();
-#endif
         }
 
         [UnmanagedCallersOnly]
diff --git a/Source/Engine/Engine/NativeInterop.cs b/Source/Engine/Engine/NativeInterop.cs
index 162334112..ac1d092ac 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Engine/NativeInterop.cs
+++ b/Source/Engine/Engine/NativeInterop.cs
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ namespace FlaxEngine.Interop
             System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;
             System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;
 
-            InitScriptingAssemblyLoadContext();
-            DelegateHelpers.InitMethods();
         }
 
 #if FLAX_EDITOR
diff --git a/Source/Engine/Renderer/Renderer.cpp b/Source/Engine/Renderer/Renderer.cpp
index 8b97bc1d5..77193c462 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Renderer/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/Source/Engine/Renderer/Renderer.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ bool RendererService::Init()
         }
     }
 
+    // TODO: move it somewhere to game instance class or similar
+    MainRenderTask::Instance = New<MainRenderTask>();
+
     return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Engine/Scripting/ManagedCLR/MCore.h b/Source/Engine/Scripting/ManagedCLR/MCore.h
index 5352a4b29..d69ce104f 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Scripting/ManagedCLR/MCore.h
+++ b/Source/Engine/Scripting/ManagedCLR/MCore.h
@@ -45,10 +45,8 @@ public:
     /// </summary>
     static void UnloadEngine();
 
-#if USE_EDITOR
-    // Called by Scripting in a middle of hot-reload (after unloading modules but before loading them again).
-    static void ReloadScriptingAssemblyLoadContext();
-#endif
+    // Called by Scripting during initialization or in a middle of hot-reload (after unloading modules but before loading them again).
+    static void LoadScriptingAssemblyLoadContext();
 
 public:
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/Source/Engine/Scripting/Runtime/DotNet.cpp b/Source/Engine/Scripting/Runtime/DotNet.cpp
index 01b43c049..66d80dd7c 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Scripting/Runtime/DotNet.cpp
+++ b/Source/Engine/Scripting/Runtime/DotNet.cpp
@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@ bool MCore::LoadEngine()
 
     // Prepare managed side
     CallStaticMethod<void>(GetStaticMethodPointer(TEXT("Init")));
+    MCore::LoadScriptingAssemblyLoadContext();
+
 #ifdef MCORE_MAIN_MODULE_NAME
     // MCORE_MAIN_MODULE_NAME define is injected by Scripting.Build.cs on platforms that use separate shared library for engine symbols
     ::String flaxLibraryPath(Platform::GetMainDirectory() / TEXT(MACRO_TO_STR(MCORE_MAIN_MODULE_NAME)));
@@ -311,20 +313,16 @@ void MCore::UnloadEngine()
     ShutdownHostfxr();
 }
 
-#if USE_EDITOR
-
-void MCore::ReloadScriptingAssemblyLoadContext()
+void MCore::LoadScriptingAssemblyLoadContext()
 {
     // Clear any cached class attributes (see https://github.com/FlaxEngine/FlaxEngine/issues/1108)
     for (auto e : CachedClassHandles)
         e.Value->_attributes.Clear();
 
-    static void* ReloadScriptingAssemblyLoadContextPtr = GetStaticMethodPointer(TEXT("ReloadScriptingAssemblyLoadContext"));
-    CallStaticMethod<void>(ReloadScriptingAssemblyLoadContextPtr);
+    static void* LoadScriptingAssemblyLoadContextPtr = GetStaticMethodPointer(TEXT("LoadScriptingAssemblyLoadContext"));
+    CallStaticMethod<void>(LoadScriptingAssemblyLoadContextPtr);
 }
 
-#endif
-
 MObject* MCore::Object::Box(void* value, const MClass* klass)
 {
     static void* BoxValuePtr = GetStaticMethodPointer(TEXT("BoxValue"));
diff --git a/Source/Engine/Scripting/Runtime/Mono.cpp b/Source/Engine/Scripting/Runtime/Mono.cpp
index 2e507a44a..9fc8a70f2 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Scripting/Runtime/Mono.cpp
+++ b/Source/Engine/Scripting/Runtime/Mono.cpp
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ void MCore::UnloadEngine()
 
 #if USE_EDITOR
 
-void MCore::ReloadScriptingAssemblyLoadContext()
+void MCore::LoadScriptingAssemblyLoadContext()
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Engine/Scripting/Runtime/None.cpp b/Source/Engine/Scripting/Runtime/None.cpp
index 1fb0e6d1f..8e0285cc7 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Scripting/Runtime/None.cpp
+++ b/Source/Engine/Scripting/Runtime/None.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void MCore::UnloadEngine()
 
 #if USE_EDITOR
 
-void MCore::ReloadScriptingAssemblyLoadContext()
+void MCore::LoadScriptingAssemblyLoadContext()
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Engine/Scripting/Scripting.cpp b/Source/Engine/Scripting/Scripting.cpp
index 35b90a9ad..67e646807 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Scripting/Scripting.cpp
+++ b/Source/Engine/Scripting/Scripting.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class ScriptingService : public EngineService
 {
 public:
     ScriptingService()
-        : EngineService(TEXT("Scripting"), -20)
+        : EngineService(TEXT("Scripting"), -999)
     {
     }
 
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ void Scripting::Reload(bool canTriggerSceneReload)
     _hasGameModulesLoaded = false;
 
     // Release and create a new assembly load context for user assemblies
-    MCore::ReloadScriptingAssemblyLoadContext();
+    MCore::LoadScriptingAssemblyLoadContext();
 
     // Give GC a try to cleanup old user objects and the other mess
     MCore::GC::Collect();
@@ -1091,9 +1091,6 @@ bool initFlaxEngine()
     }
 #endif
 
-    // TODO: move it somewhere to game instance class or similar
-    MainRenderTask::Instance = New<MainRenderTask>();
-
     return false;
 }