diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 41de08b5..b25b1b4e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@
         {
           "command": "java.project.update",
           "when": "view == javaProjectExplorer && viewItem =~ /java:project(?=.*?\\b\\+uri\\b)(?=.*?\\b\\+(maven|gradle)\\b)/",
-          "group": "9_sync@10"
+          "group": "9_configuration@10"
         }
       ]
     },
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 678597bb..adfc5557 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ import { EventCounter } from "./utility";
 import { DependencyExplorer } from "./views/dependencyExplorer";
 
 export async function activate(context: ExtensionContext): Promise<void> {
-    await initExpService(context);
     contextManager.initialize(context);
     await initializeFromJsonFile(context.asAbsolutePath("./package.json"), { firstParty: true });
+    await initExpService(context);
     await instrumentOperation("activation", activateExtension)(context);
     contextManager.setContextValue(Context.EXTENSION_ACTIVATED, true);
     contextManager.setContextValue(Context.SUPPORTED_BUILD_FILES, Build.FILE_NAMES);