diff --git a/scripts/source/load_sources.sh b/scripts/source/load_sources.sh
index 465459c..96ebee9 100755
--- a/scripts/source/load_sources.sh
+++ b/scripts/source/load_sources.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,16 @@ else
     echo "Files are missing, please run 'libreportal reset'"
 fi
 
+# checkConfigFilesMissingFiles uses runInstallOp (in docker/command/run_privileged.sh)
+# to copy any missing config templates into place. That file's autoload stub
+# isn't defined until the function manifest is sourced inside initilize_files.sh
+# — which we haven't called yet at this point in load_sources. Source the
+# privileged helpers eagerly so the reconciliation can do its work on a fresh
+# install or after a config-template drift. The file is pure function defs;
+# safe to source unconditionally.
+[ -f "${install_scripts_dir}docker/command/run_privileged.sh" ] && \
+    source "${install_scripts_dir}docker/command/run_privileged.sh"
+
 # Source config check
 if [ -f "${install_scripts_dir}config/core/config_check_missing.sh" ]; then
     source "${install_scripts_dir}config/core/config_check_missing.sh"