diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/30_HUEBridge.pm b/fhem/FHEM/30_HUEBridge.pm
index d899cccf0..4ecb16103 100644
--- a/fhem/FHEM/30_HUEBridge.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/30_HUEBridge.pm
@@ -20,7 +20,14 @@ use HttpUtils;
 
 use IO::Socket::INET;
 
-require "$attr{global}{modpath}/FHEM/31_HUEDevice.pm";
+sub
+HUEBridge_loadHUEDevice()
+{
+  if( !$modules{HUEDevice}{LOADED} ) {
+    my $ret = CommandReload( undef, "31_HUEDevice" );
+    Log3 undef, 1, $ret if( $ret );
+  }
+}
 
 sub HUEBridge_Initialize($)
 {
@@ -43,6 +50,8 @@ sub HUEBridge_Initialize($)
 
   #$hash->{isDiscoverable} = { ssdp => {'hue-bridgeid' => '/.*/'}, upnp => {} };
 
+  HUEBridge_loadHUEDevice();
+
   return FHEM::Meta::InitMod( __FILE__, $hash );
 }