diff --git a/platypush/plugins/db/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/db/__init__.py
index cc4645ece7..078bd48bd6 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/db/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/db/__init__.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class DbPlugin(Plugin):
         :param kwargs: Extra kwargs that will be passed to ``sqlalchemy.create_engine`` (see http://docs.sqlalchemy.org/en/latest/core/engines.html)
         """
 
+        super().__init__()
         self.engine = self._get_engine(engine, *args, **kwargs)