diff --git a/src/Server_TEST.cc b/src/Server_TEST.cc
index b07157b094..a7c327f0db 100644
--- a/src/Server_TEST.cc
+++ b/src/Server_TEST.cc
@@ -442,8 +442,7 @@ TEST_P(ServerFixture, GZ_UTILS_TEST_DISABLED_ON_WIN32(ServerConfigLogRecord))
 
     EXPECT_EQ(0u, *server.IterationCount());
     EXPECT_EQ(3u, *server.EntityCount());
-    // Only the log record system is needed and therefore loaded.
-    EXPECT_EQ(1u, *server.SystemCount());
+    EXPECT_EQ(4u, *server.SystemCount());
 
     EXPECT_TRUE(serverConfig.LogRecordTopics().empty());
     serverConfig.AddLogRecordTopic("test_topic1");
@@ -482,9 +481,7 @@ TEST_P(ServerFixture,
     sim::Server server(serverConfig);
     EXPECT_EQ(0u, *server.IterationCount());
     EXPECT_EQ(3u, *server.EntityCount());
-
-    // Only the log record system is needed and therefore loaded.
-    EXPECT_EQ(1u, *server.SystemCount());
+    EXPECT_EQ(4u, *server.SystemCount());
   }
 
   EXPECT_FALSE(common::exists(logFile));
diff --git a/src/SimulationRunner.cc b/src/SimulationRunner.cc
index 5ce443ff19..21cf1ca3f7 100644
--- a/src/SimulationRunner.cc
+++ b/src/SimulationRunner.cc
@@ -1587,8 +1587,6 @@ void SimulationRunner::CreateEntities(const sdf::World &_world)
   this->entityCompMgr.ProcessRemoveEntityRequests();
   this->entityCompMgr.ClearRemovedComponents();
 
-  this->LoadLoggingPlugins(this->serverConfig);
-
   // Load any additional plugins from the Server Configuration
   this->LoadServerPlugins(this->serverConfig.Plugins());
 
@@ -1601,7 +1599,10 @@ void SimulationRunner::CreateEntities(const sdf::World &_world)
     auto plugins = gz::sim::loadPluginInfo(isPlayback);
     this->LoadServerPlugins(plugins);
   }
-
+  // Load logging plugins after all server plugins so that necessary
+  // plugins such as SceneBroadcaster are loaded first. This might be
+  // a bug or an assumption made in the logging plugins.
+  this->LoadLoggingPlugins(this->serverConfig);
   // Store the initial state of the ECM;
   this->initialEntityCompMgr.CopyFrom(this->entityCompMgr);