diff --git a/apps/emqttd/src/emqttd_acl_internal.erl b/apps/emqttd/src/emqttd_acl_internal.erl
index cada39b1a..bc861b9e1 100644
--- a/apps/emqttd/src/emqttd_acl_internal.erl
+++ b/apps/emqttd/src/emqttd_acl_internal.erl
@@ -125,9 +125,11 @@ description() ->
 %%%=============================================================================
 
 init([AclOpts]) ->
-    ets:new(?ACL_RULE_TABLE, [set, proteted, named_table]),
+    ets:new(?ACL_RULE_TABLE, [set, protected, named_table]),
     AclFile = proplists:get_value(file, AclOpts),
-    load_rules(#state{acl_file = AclFile}).
+    {ok, State} = load_rules(#state{acl_file = AclFile}),
+    emqttd_acl:register_mod(?MODULE),
+    {ok, State}.
 
 handle_call(reload, _From, State) ->
     case catch load_rules(State) of
diff --git a/apps/emqttd/src/emqttd_app.erl b/apps/emqttd/src/emqttd_app.erl
index 404591480..8c28f9775 100644
--- a/apps/emqttd/src/emqttd_app.erl
+++ b/apps/emqttd/src/emqttd_app.erl
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ start_servers(Sup) ->
     {ok, RetainOpts} = application:get_env(retain),
     {ok, BrokerOpts} = application:get_env(broker),
     {ok, MetricOpts} = application:get_env(metrics),
+    {ok, AclOpts} = application:get_env(acl),
 	lists:foreach(
         fun({Name, F}) when is_function(F) ->
 			?PRINT("~s is starting...", [Name]),
@@ -107,6 +108,8 @@ start_servers(Sup) ->
 		 {"emqttd broker", emqttd_broker,   BrokerOpts},
 		 {"emqttd metrics", emqttd_metrics, MetricOpts},
          {"emqttd bridge supervisor", {supervisor, emqttd_bridge_sup}},
+         {"emqttd acl", emqttd_acl, AclOpts},
+         {"emqttd internal acl", emqttd_acl_internal, AclOpts},
 		 {"emqttd monitor", emqttd_monitor}
 		]).