diff --git a/configuration/__init__.py b/configuration/__init__.py
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+import importlib
+import logging
+
+from configuration.exceptions import LoadConfigError
+from configuration.service_configs import load_service_config
+
+# Import all mconfig-providing modules so for the protobuf symbol database
+try:
+    mconfig_modules = load_service_config('magmad').get('mconfig_modules', [])
+    for mod in mconfig_modules:
+        logging.info('Importing mconfig module %s', mod)
+        importlib.import_module(mod)
+except LoadConfigError:
+    logging.error('Could not load magmad yml config for mconfig modules')
+    importlib.import_module('orc8r.protos.mconfig.mconfigs_pb2')