diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/PulsarService.java b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/PulsarService.java
index f85afe0cc7214..a835f2334b388 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/PulsarService.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/PulsarService.java
@@ -824,14 +824,15 @@ public void start() throws PulsarServerException {
 
             acquireSLANamespace();
 
-            // start function worker service if necessary
-            this.startWorkerService(brokerService.getAuthenticationService(), brokerService.getAuthorizationService());
 
             // start packages management service if necessary
             if (config.isEnablePackagesManagement()) {
                 this.startPackagesManagementService();
             }
 
+            // start function worker service if necessary
+            this.startWorkerService(brokerService.getAuthenticationService(), brokerService.getAuthorizationService());
+
             // Start the task to publish resource usage, if necessary
             this.resourceUsageTransportManager = DISABLE_RESOURCE_USAGE_TRANSPORT_MANAGER;
             if (isNotBlank(config.getResourceUsageTransportClassName())) {