From 6ed58bcf3e52ab103945bc0c9852511a37b1b003 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: adfoster-r7 <alandavid_foster@rapid7.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:14:25 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Defer loading recog

---
 lib/mdm/host/operating_system_normalization.rb | 2 +-
 lib/metasploit_data_models.rb                  | 1 +
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/mdm/host/operating_system_normalization.rb b/lib/mdm/host/operating_system_normalization.rb
index b80c2bb3..03df89dd 100644
--- a/lib/mdm/host/operating_system_normalization.rb
+++ b/lib/mdm/host/operating_system_normalization.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Leverage the Recog gem as much as possible for sane fingerprint management
 #
-require 'recog'
+
 
 #
 # Rules for operating system fingerprinting in Metasploit
diff --git a/lib/metasploit_data_models.rb b/lib/metasploit_data_models.rb
index 93d0ab49..a20aca4d 100755
--- a/lib/metasploit_data_models.rb
+++ b/lib/metasploit_data_models.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 require 'metasploit_data_models/version'
 
 autoload :Mdm, 'mdm'
+autoload :Recog, 'recog'
 
 # Core database models for metasploit-framework.
 module MetasploitDataModels