diff --git a/ansible_mitogen/services.py b/ansible_mitogen/services.py
index c99d2840..5e192e0a 100644
--- a/ansible_mitogen/services.py
+++ b/ansible_mitogen/services.py
@@ -223,12 +223,13 @@ class ContextService(mitogen.service.Service):
             self._lock.release()
 
     ALWAYS_PRELOAD = (
-        'ansible_mitogen.target',
-        'ansible.release',
-        'ansible.module_utils.json_utils',
-        'ansible_mitogen.runner',
-        'mitogen.fork',
         'ansible.module_utils.basic',
+        'ansible.module_utils.json_utils',
+        'ansible.release',
+        'ansible_mitogen.runner',
+        'ansible_mitogen.target',
+        'mitogen.fork',
+        'mitogen.service',
     )
 
     def _send_module_forwards(self, context):