diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 84e977abf..33bf78773 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -119,10 +119,7 @@
 		},
 		"devPlugins": [
 			"@oclif/plugin-help"
-		],
-		"hooks": {
-			"init": "./lib/lib/hooks/init"
-		}
+		]
 	},
 	"nyc": {
 		"branches": "80",
diff --git a/src/lib/ScannerCommand.ts b/src/lib/ScannerCommand.ts
index 73008d17f..8acd2577a 100644
--- a/src/lib/ScannerCommand.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ScannerCommand.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {SfdxCommand} from '@salesforce/command';
 import {CategoryFilter, LanguageFilter, RuleFilter, RulesetFilter, RulenameFilter, EngineFilter} from './RuleFilter';
 import {uxEvents, EVENTS} from './ScannerEvents';
 import {stringArrayTypeGuard} from './util/Utils';
+import {initContainer} from '../ioc.config';
 import {AnyJson} from '@salesforce/ts-types';
 
 import {Messages} from '@salesforce/core';
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ export abstract class ScannerCommand extends SfdxCommand {
 	 */
 	protected runCommonSteps(): void {
 		this.ux.warn(commonMessages.getMessage('surveyRequestMessage'));
+		// Bootstrap the IOC container.
+		initContainer();
 	}
 
 	protected buildRuleFilters(): RuleFilter[] {
diff --git a/src/lib/hooks/init.ts b/src/lib/hooks/init.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 39f14812e..000000000
--- a/src/lib/hooks/init.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-import {initContainer} from '../../ioc.config';
-
-// runs when the CLI is initialized before a command is found to run
-// See https://oclif.io/docs/hooks
-const hook = function (): void {
-	// Bootstrap the ioc container
-	initContainer();
-}
-
-export default hook;