--- includes/bootstrap.inc.1.238	Sat Oct 18 23:59:53 2008
+++ includes/bootstrap.inc	Mon Oct 20 01:19:05 2008
@@ -1098,13 +1098,12 @@ function _drupal_bootstrap($phase) {
     case DRUPAL_BOOTSTRAP_LATE_PAGE_CACHE:
       // Initialize configuration variables, using values from settings.php if available.
       $conf = variable_init(isset($conf) ? $conf : array());
-      // Load module handling.
-      require_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/includes/module.inc';
+      // Try to get the page from the cache.
       $cache_mode = variable_get('cache', CACHE_DISABLED);
-      // Get the page from the cache.
       $cache = $cache_mode == CACHE_DISABLED ? '' : page_get_cache();
       // If the skipping of the bootstrap hooks is not enforced, call hook_boot.
-      if ($cache_mode != CACHE_AGGRESSIVE) {
+      if (!$cache || ($cache_mode != CACHE_AGGRESSIVE)) {
+        require_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/includes/module.inc';
         bootstrap_invoke_all('boot');
       }
       // If there is a cached page, display it.