diff --git a/system/Bootstrap.cfc b/system/Bootstrap.cfc
index d5d73f415..855b9a713 100644
--- a/system/Bootstrap.cfc
+++ b/system/Bootstrap.cfc
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ component serializable="false" accessors="true" {
 	param name="COLDBOX_APP_KEY"       default="cbController";
 	param name="COLDBOX_APP_MAPPING"   default="";
 	param name="COLDBOX_WEB_MAPPING"   default="";
+	param name="appHash" default="";
 	param name="lockTimeout" default="30" type="numeric";
 	param name="COLDBOX_FAIL_FAST" default="true";
 
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ component serializable="false" accessors="true" {
 		variables.COLDBOX_APP_MAPPING   = arguments.COLDBOX_APP_MAPPING
 		variables.COLDBOX_WEB_MAPPING   = arguments.COLDBOX_WEB_MAPPING
 		variables.COLDBOX_FAIL_FAST     = arguments.COLDBOX_FAIL_FAST
+		variables.appHash               = hash( getBaseTemplatePath() & application.applicationname )
 
 		// App Key Check
 		if ( structKeyExists( arguments, "COLDBOX_APP_KEY" ) AND len( trim( arguments.COLDBOX_APP_KEY ) ) ) {
@@ -77,9 +79,6 @@ component serializable="false" accessors="true" {
 		var appKey    = locateAppKey()
 		var startTime = getTickCount()
 
-		// Param the incoming app hash
-		param name="appHash" default="#hash( getBaseTemplatePath() & application.applicationname )#";
-
 		// Cleanup of old code, just in case
 		if ( structKeyExists( application, appKey ) ) {
 			structDelete( application, appKey )
diff --git a/tests/specs/BootstrapTest.cfc b/tests/specs/BootstrapTest.cfc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e117f39f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/BootstrapTest.cfc
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+component extends="coldbox.system.testing.BaseModelTest" {
+
+	function run( testResults, testBox ){
+		describe( "Bootstrap", function(){
+			beforeEach( function(){
+				param name="application.applicationname" default="cbtestharness"
+
+				structDelete( application, "cbController" )
+				structDelete( application, "fwReinit" )
+				structDelete( request, "cb_requestContext" )
+				structDelete( url, "fwreinit" )
+			} )
+
+			afterEach( function(){
+				structDelete( application, "cbController" )
+				structDelete( application, "fwReinit" )
+				structDelete( request, "cb_requestContext" )
+				structDelete( url, "fwreinit" )
+			} )
+
+			it( "initializes appHash before loadColdBox runs", function(){
+				var bootstrap = createMock( "coldbox.system.Bootstrap" ).init(
+					"/cbtestharness/config/Coldbox.cfc",
+					expandPath( "/coldbox/test-harness" ),
+					"cbController"
+				)
+
+				expect( bootstrap.getAppHash() ).toBe( hash( getBaseTemplatePath() & application.applicationname ) )
+			} )
+
+			it( "can enter reloadChecks before loadColdBox initializes the framework", function(){
+				var bootstrap = createMock( "coldbox.system.Bootstrap" ).init(
+					"/cbtestharness/config/Coldbox.cfc",
+					expandPath( "/coldbox/test-harness" ),
+					"cbController"
+				)
+				var mockController = createEmptyMock( "coldbox.system.web.Controller" )
+
+				mockController
+					.$( "getColdboxInitiated" )
+					.$results( false, true )
+					.$( "getSetting" )
+					.$args( "Wirebox" )
+					.$results( { singletonReload : false } )
+					.$( "getSetting" )
+					.$args( "HandlersIndexAutoReload" )
+					.$results( false )
+
+				application.cbController = mockController
+
+				bootstrap
+					.$( "locateAppKey", "cbController" )
+					.$( "isfwReinit", false )
+
+				bootstrap.reloadChecks()
+
+				expect( bootstrap.getAppHash() ).notToBeEmpty()
+			} )
+		} )
+	}
+
+}