diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index b4ac182..f37bc99 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
     * [KARAF-472] - features-maven-plugin: TAB-characters in feature-repository lead to resolution-errors in add-features-to-repo
     * [KARAF-480] - Minor ansi issue with admin:rename command
     * [KARAF-481] - Karaf 2.2.x manuals do not get signature files created
+    * [KARAF-485] - Karaf MBeans are not registered
 
 ** Improvement
     * [KARAF-5] - [karaf] admin:create should support a -r, --rmi-registry-port option to allow the RMI registry port to be configured 
diff --git a/admin/management/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/blueprint/admin-management.xml b/admin/management/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/blueprint/admin-management.xml
index 70a14bb..31c5e87 100644
--- a/admin/management/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/blueprint/admin-management.xml
+++ b/admin/management/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/blueprint/admin-management.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     limitations under the License.
 
 -->
-<blueprint xmlns="http://www.osgi.org/xmlns/blueprint/v1.0.0" default-activation="lazy">
+<blueprint xmlns="http://www.osgi.org/xmlns/blueprint/v1.0.0" default-activation="eager">
 
     <reference id="adminService" interface="org.apache.karaf.admin.AdminService" />
 
diff --git a/diagnostic/management/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/blueprint/diagnostic-management.xml b/diagnostic/management/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/blueprint/diagnostic-management.xml
index bc48c18..ab70576 100644
--- a/diagnostic/management/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/blueprint/diagnostic-management.xml
+++ b/diagnostic/management/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/blueprint/diagnostic-management.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     limitations under the License.
 
 -->
-<blueprint xmlns="http://www.osgi.org/xmlns/blueprint/v1.0.0" default-activation="lazy">
+<blueprint xmlns="http://www.osgi.org/xmlns/blueprint/v1.0.0" default-activation="eager">
 
     <reference-list id="providers" availability="optional"
         interface="org.apache.karaf.diagnostic.core.DumpProvider" />
diff --git a/features/management/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/blueprint/features-management.xml b/features/management/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/blueprint/features-management.xml
index 68f5be9..e6a53ee 100644
--- a/features/management/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/blueprint/features-management.xml
+++ b/features/management/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/blueprint/features-management.xml
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
     limitations under the License.
 
 -->
-<blueprint xmlns="http://www.osgi.org/xmlns/blueprint/v1.0.0"
-           default-activation="lazy">
+<blueprint xmlns="http://www.osgi.org/xmlns/blueprint/v1.0.0" default-activation="eager">
 
     <reference id="featuresService" interface="org.apache.karaf.features.FeaturesService" />