diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala
index 218b353dd9d49..f1c5b272f58b3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ class SparkContext(config: SparkConf) extends Logging {
       // For tests, do not enable the UI
       None
     }
-  ui.foreach(_.bind())
 
   /** A default Hadoop Configuration for the Hadoop code (e.g. file systems) that we reuse. */
   val hadoopConfiguration = SparkHadoopUtil.get.newConfiguration(conf)
@@ -321,6 +320,9 @@ class SparkContext(config: SparkConf) extends Logging {
   postEnvironmentUpdate()
   postApplicationStart()
 
+  // Starting Spark UI service
+  ui.foreach(_.bind())
+
   private[spark] var checkpointDir: Option[String] = None
 
   // Thread Local variable that can be used by users to pass information down the stack