diff --git a/nimble/host/mesh/pkg.yml b/nimble/host/mesh/pkg.yml
index d3c36be1d..3e1be0e0c 100644
--- a/nimble/host/mesh/pkg.yml
+++ b/nimble/host/mesh/pkg.yml
@@ -39,3 +39,6 @@ pkg.deps.BLE_MESH_SHELL:
 pkg.req_apis:
     - log
     - stats
+
+pkg.init:
+    ble_mesh_shell_init: 1000
diff --git a/nimble/host/mesh/src/mesh.c b/nimble/host/mesh/src/mesh.c
index 04712f78e..b0b685abf 100644
--- a/nimble/host/mesh/src/mesh.c
+++ b/nimble/host/mesh/src/mesh.c
@@ -246,10 +246,6 @@ int bt_mesh_init(uint8_t own_addr_type, const struct bt_mesh_prov *prov,
 	bt_mesh_beacon_enable();
 #endif
 
-#if (MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_MESH_SHELL))
-	mesh_shell_init();
-#endif
-
 #if (MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_MESH_PB_GATT))
 	bt_mesh_proxy_prov_enable();
 #endif
diff --git a/nimble/host/mesh/src/shell.c b/nimble/host/mesh/src/shell.c
index 303f13ccc..6c41c698c 100644
--- a/nimble/host/mesh/src/shell.c
+++ b/nimble/host/mesh/src/shell.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static struct bt_mesh_health_cli health_cli = {
 	.current_status = health_current_status,
 };
 
-static u8_t dev_uuid[16] = { 0xdd, 0xdd };
+static u8_t dev_uuid[16] = MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_MESH_DEV_UUID);
 
 static struct bt_mesh_model root_models[] = {
 	BT_MESH_MODEL_CFG_SRV(&cfg_srv),
@@ -2108,11 +2108,16 @@ static const struct shell_cmd mesh_commands[] = {
 
 	{ NULL, NULL, NULL}
 };
+#endif
 
-void mesh_shell_init(void)
+void ble_mesh_shell_init(void)
 {
+#if !(MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_MESH_SHELL))
+	return;
+#endif
+
+	/* Initialize health pub message */
 	health_pub_init();
+
 	shell_register("mesh", mesh_commands);
 }
-
-#endif
diff --git a/nimble/host/mesh/src/shell.h b/nimble/host/mesh/src/shell.h
index edd85a1f7..53cc83a27 100644
--- a/nimble/host/mesh/src/shell.h
+++ b/nimble/host/mesh/src/shell.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef __SHELL_H__
 #define __SHELL_H__
 
-void mesh_shell_init(void);
+void ble_mesh_shell_init(void);
 
 #endif