diff --git a/dsm_array.c b/dsm_array.c
index 47647bc8..6464fddf 100644
--- a/dsm_array.c
+++ b/dsm_array.c
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ typedef BlockHeader* BlockHeaderPtr;
 #define set_length(header, length) \
 	((length) | ((*header) & FREE_BIT))
 
+/*
+ * Amount of memory that need to be requested in shared memory to store dsm
+ * config
+ */
+Size
+get_dsm_shared_size()
+{
+	return (Size) MAXALIGN(sizeof(DsmConfig));
+}
+
 /*
  * Initialize dsm config for arrays
  */
diff --git a/init.c b/init.c
index 7fca420a..d411e223 100644
--- a/init.c
+++ b/init.c
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ static bool validate_range_constraint(Expr *, PartRelationInfo *, Datum *, Datum
 static bool validate_hash_constraint(Expr *expr, PartRelationInfo *prel, int *hash);
 static int cmp_range_entries(const void *p1, const void *p2);
 
+Size
+pathman_memsize()
+{
+	Size size;
+
+	size = get_dsm_shared_size() + MAXALIGN(sizeof(PathmanState));
+	return size;
+}
+
 void
 init_shmem_config()
 {
@@ -596,4 +605,4 @@ remove_relation_info(Oid relid)
 	}
 	prel->children_count = 0;
 	hash_search(relations, (const void *) &key, HASH_REMOVE, 0);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/pathman.h b/pathman.h
index bfb171c6..f658014f 100644
--- a/pathman.h
+++ b/pathman.h
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ int irange_list_length(List *rangeset);
 bool irange_list_find(List *rangeset, int index, bool *lossy);
 
 /* Dynamic shared memory functions */
+Size get_dsm_shared_size(void);
 void init_dsm_config(void);
 bool init_dsm_segment(size_t blocks_count, size_t block_size);
 void init_dsm_table(size_t block_size, size_t start, size_t end);
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ HTAB *range_restrictions;
 bool initialization_needed;
 
 /* initialization functions */
+Size pathman_memsize(void);
 void init_shmem_config(void);
 void load_config(void);
 void create_relations_hashtable(void);
diff --git a/pg_pathman.c b/pg_pathman.c
index 5758ffd0..7f8f7beb 100644
--- a/pg_pathman.c
+++ b/pg_pathman.c
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ _PG_init(void)
 	}
 #endif
 
+	/* Request additional shared resources */
+	RequestAddinShmemSpace(pathman_memsize());
+	RequestAddinLWLocks(3);
+
 	set_rel_pathlist_hook_original = set_rel_pathlist_hook;
 	set_rel_pathlist_hook = pathman_set_rel_pathlist_hook;
 	shmem_startup_hook_original = shmem_startup_hook;
@@ -325,8 +329,6 @@ handle_modification_query(Query *parse)
 static void
 pathman_shmem_startup(void)
 {
-	/* Initialize locks */
-	RequestAddinLWLocks(3);
 
 	/* Allocate shared memory objects */
 	LWLockAcquire(AddinShmemInitLock, LW_EXCLUSIVE);