diff --git a/src/api/api_parsers.cpp b/src/api/api_parsers.cpp
index f00d0a44a0c..6355642fc69 100644
--- a/src/api/api_parsers.cpp
+++ b/src/api/api_parsers.cpp
@@ -231,11 +231,13 @@ extern "C" {
         Z3_TRY;
         LOG_Z3_eval_smtlib2_string(c, str);
         if (!mk_c(c)->cmd()) {
-            mk_c(c)->cmd() = alloc(cmd_context, false, &(mk_c(c)->m()));
-            install_dl_cmds(*mk_c(c)->cmd());
-            install_opt_cmds(*mk_c(c)->cmd());
-            install_smt2_extra_cmds(*mk_c(c)->cmd());
-            mk_c(c)->cmd()->set_solver_factory(mk_smt_strategic_solver_factory());
+            auto* ctx = alloc(cmd_context, false, &(mk_c(c)->m()));
+            mk_c(c)->cmd() = ctx;
+            install_dl_cmds(*ctx);
+            install_opt_cmds(*ctx);
+            install_smt2_extra_cmds(*ctx);
+            ctx->register_plist();
+            ctx->set_solver_factory(mk_smt_strategic_solver_factory());
         }
         scoped_ptr<cmd_context>& ctx = mk_c(c)->cmd();
         std::string s(str);