diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala
index 0e10d6c2d1197..5ec86ebfe3041 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ class SparkContext(config: SparkConf) extends Logging {
       // For tests, do not enable the UI
       None
     }
-  ui.foreach(_.bind())
 
   /** A default Hadoop Configuration for the Hadoop code (e.g. file systems) that we reuse. */
   val hadoopConfiguration: Configuration = {
@@ -341,6 +340,10 @@ class SparkContext(config: SparkConf) extends Logging {
   postEnvironmentUpdate()
   postApplicationStart()
 
+  // Bind the SparkUI after starting the task scheduler
+  // because certain pages and listeners depend on it
+  ui.foreach(_.bind())
+
   private[spark] var checkpointDir: Option[String] = None
 
   // Thread Local variable that can be used by users to pass information down the stack