1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/piwik.php b/piwik.php
index 8eb43b39b4..b0915e38a1 100644
--- a/piwik.php
+++ b/piwik.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  * @package Piwik
  */
 
+use Piwik\SettingsServer;
 use Piwik\Tracker\RequestSet;
 use Piwik\Tracker;
 use Piwik\Tracker\Handler;
@@ -48,6 +49,9 @@ require_once PIWIK_INCLUDE_PATH . '/core/Tracker/Cache.php';
 require_once PIWIK_INCLUDE_PATH . '/core/Tracker/Request.php';
 require_once PIWIK_INCLUDE_PATH . '/core/Cookie.php';
 
+// TODO should move to Tracker application class later. currently needed for environment validation.
+SettingsServer::setIsTrackerApiRequest();
+
 $environment = new \Piwik\Application\Environment(null);
 $environment->init();