diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 16c5fed11..26bebe8f8 100755
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ class App {
 	/**
 	 * App constructor.
 	 */
-	function init() {
+	public static function init() {
 		// we'll reset this after we read our config file
 		date_default_timezone_set('UTC');