@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 package all
 
 import (
-	_ "github.com/stackrox/rox/central/externalbackups/plugins/gcs"           // Register GCS plugin
-	_ "github.com/stackrox/rox/central/externalbackups/plugins/s3/compatible" // Register S3compatible plugin
-	_ "github.com/stackrox/rox/central/externalbackups/plugins/s3/std"        // Register S3 plugin
+	"github.com/stackrox/rox/central/externalbackups/plugins/gcs"
+	s3compatible "github.com/stackrox/rox/central/externalbackups/plugins/s3/compatible"
+	s3std "github.com/stackrox/rox/central/externalbackups/plugins/s3/std"
 )
+
+// Init registers all external backup plugins.
+// Called explicitly from central/app/app.go instead of package init().
+func Init() {
+	s3std.RegisterS3()
+	s3compatible.RegisterS3Compatible()
+	gcs.RegisterGCS()
+}
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func (s *gcs) createError(msg string, err error) error {
 	return errors.New(msg)
 }
 
-func init() {
+func RegisterGCS() {
 	plugins.Add(types.GCSType, func(backup *storage.ExternalBackup) (types.ExternalBackup, error) {
 		return newGCS(backup)
 	})
 
@@ -9,18 +9,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stackrox/rox/pkg/errorhelpers"
 )
 
-func init() {
-
-	// s3Compatible plugin for the S3 compatible backup integration.
-	// As the official AWS S3 is deprecating the path-style bucket addressing, but
-	// this style is still used in non-AWS S3 compatible providers, we decided to
-	// implement a new plugin for the latter.
-	// Having the two plugins allows for a clear separation between official AWS
-	// and non-AWS features.
-	// Having the S3 compatible plugin separate will also give us more freedom to
-	// change to a different package if the aws-sdk decides to drop the path-style
-	// option in the future.
-
+// RegisterS3Compatible registers the S3 compatible backup integration.
+// As the official AWS S3 is deprecating the path-style bucket addressing, but
+// this style is still used in non-AWS S3 compatible providers, we decided to
+// implement a new plugin for the latter.
+// Having the two plugins allows for a clear separation between official AWS
+// and non-AWS features.
+// Having the S3 compatible plugin separate will also give us more freedom to
+// change to a different package if the aws-sdk decides to drop the path-style
+// option in the future.
+func RegisterS3Compatible() {
 	plugins.Add(types.S3CompatibleType, func(backup *storage.ExternalBackup) (types.ExternalBackup, error) {
 		return s3common.NewS3Client(&s3compatibleConfigWrapper{integration: backup})
 	})
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (c *s3configWrapper) Validate() error {
 	return errorList.ToError()
 }
 
-func init() {
+func RegisterS3() {
 	plugins.Add(types.S3Type, func(backup *storage.ExternalBackup) (types.ExternalBackup, error) {
 		return s3common.NewS3Client(&s3configWrapper{integration: backup})
 	})
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`@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func (s *gcs) createError(msg string, err error) error {`
`213`	`213`	`return errors.New(msg)`
`214`	`214`	`}`
`215`	`215`
`216`		`-func init() {`
	`216`	`+func RegisterGCS() {`
`217`	`217`	`plugins.Add(types.GCSType, func(backup *storage.ExternalBackup) (types.ExternalBackup, error) {`
`218`	`218`	`return newGCS(backup)`
`219`	`219`	`})`
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`@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (c *s3configWrapper) Validate() error {`
`105`	`105`	`return errorList.ToError()`
`106`	`106`	`}`
`107`	`107`
`108`		`-func init() {`
	`108`	`+func RegisterS3() {`
`109`	`109`	`plugins.Add(types.S3Type, func(backup *storage.ExternalBackup) (types.ExternalBackup, error) {`
`110`	`110`	`return s3common.NewS3Client(&s3configWrapper{integration: backup})`
`111`	`111`	`})`