diff --git a/go/cmd/topo2topo/topo2topo.go b/go/cmd/topo2topo/topo2topo.go
index df2cef54862..157960548b8 100644
--- a/go/cmd/topo2topo/topo2topo.go
+++ b/go/cmd/topo2topo/topo2topo.go
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ func main() {
 	logutil.RegisterFlags(fs)
 
 	servenv.ParseFlags("topo2topo")
+	servenv.Init()
 
 	fromTS, err := topo.OpenServer(fromImplementation, fromServerAddress, fromRoot)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/go/cmd/vtaclcheck/vtaclcheck.go b/go/cmd/vtaclcheck/vtaclcheck.go
index 74e9261e67b..8b916a8cc0c 100644
--- a/go/cmd/vtaclcheck/vtaclcheck.go
+++ b/go/cmd/vtaclcheck/vtaclcheck.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ func main() {
 	defer logutil.Flush()
 
 	servenv.ParseFlags("vtaclcheck")
+	servenv.Init()
 
 	err := run()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/go/cmd/vtbench/vtbench.go b/go/cmd/vtbench/vtbench.go
index 13c024fdd8e..19044aae4ed 100644
--- a/go/cmd/vtbench/vtbench.go
+++ b/go/cmd/vtbench/vtbench.go
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ func main() {
 	})
 
 	servenv.ParseFlags("vtbench")
+	servenv.Init()
 
 	defer exit.Recover()
 
diff --git a/go/cmd/vtexplain/vtexplain.go b/go/cmd/vtexplain/vtexplain.go
index 721bc98358a..b173a7566c0 100644
--- a/go/cmd/vtexplain/vtexplain.go
+++ b/go/cmd/vtexplain/vtexplain.go
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ func main() {
 	defer logutil.Flush()
 
 	servenv.ParseFlags("vtexplain")
+	servenv.Init()
 	err := parseAndRun()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("ERROR: %s\n", err)
diff --git a/go/cmd/vtorc/main.go b/go/cmd/vtorc/main.go
index f3591505c45..c80f0573948 100644
--- a/go/cmd/vtorc/main.go
+++ b/go/cmd/vtorc/main.go
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ func main() {
 		fs.StringVar(&configFile, "config", "", "config file name")
 	})
 	servenv.ParseFlags("vtorc")
+	servenv.Init()
 	config.UpdateConfigValuesFromFlags()
 
 	log.Info("starting vtorc")
diff --git a/go/cmd/vttestserver/main.go b/go/cmd/vttestserver/main.go
index 3727a668f77..f5f9c6bf41c 100644
--- a/go/cmd/vttestserver/main.go
+++ b/go/cmd/vttestserver/main.go
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ func parseFlags() (env vttest.Environment, err error) {
 
 func main() {
 	cluster, err := runCluster()
+	servenv.Init()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/go/cmd/zkctld/zkctld.go b/go/cmd/zkctld/zkctld.go
index 1e512382ab4..dac1866f60f 100644
--- a/go/cmd/zkctld/zkctld.go
+++ b/go/cmd/zkctld/zkctld.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ func main() {
 	defer logutil.Flush()
 
 	servenv.ParseFlags("zkctld")
+	servenv.Init()
 	zkConfig := zkctl.MakeZkConfigFromString(zkCfg, uint32(myID))
 	zkd := zkctl.NewZkd(zkConfig)