diff --git a/core/mybatis-generator-core/src/main/java/org/mybatis/generator/config/Context.java b/core/mybatis-generator-core/src/main/java/org/mybatis/generator/config/Context.java
index 7fb793ca4c..53f94fa408 100644
--- a/core/mybatis-generator-core/src/main/java/org/mybatis/generator/config/Context.java
+++ b/core/mybatis-generator-core/src/main/java/org/mybatis/generator/config/Context.java
@@ -447,11 +447,16 @@ public void generateFiles(ProgressCallback callback,
             }
         }
 
+        // initialize everything first before generating. This allows plugins to know about other
+        // items in the configuration.
         for (IntrospectedTable introspectedTable : introspectedTables) {
             callback.checkCancel();
-
             introspectedTable.initialize();
             introspectedTable.calculateGenerators(warnings, callback);
+        }
+
+        for (IntrospectedTable introspectedTable : introspectedTables) {
+            callback.checkCancel();
             generatedJavaFiles.addAll(introspectedTable
                     .getGeneratedJavaFiles());
             generatedXmlFiles.addAll(introspectedTable