diff --git a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/AppiumDriver.java b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/AppiumDriver.java
index 7fa2b3629..44cf6ed17 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/AppiumDriver.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/AppiumDriver.java
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ public AppiumDriver(URL remoteSessionAddress, String platformName, String automa
         );
         executor.setCommandCodec(new AppiumW3CHttpCommandCodec());
         executor.setResponseCodec(new W3CHttpResponseCodec());
+        executor.refreshAdditionalCommands();
         setCommandExecutor(executor);
         this.executeMethod = new AppiumExecutionMethod(this);
         super.setErrorHandler(ERROR_HANDLER);