diff --git a/examples/all-clusters-app/esp32/main/main.cpp b/examples/all-clusters-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
index 6a0d0d389a92e2..26e5dd35496282 100644
--- a/examples/all-clusters-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/all-clusters-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
@@ -210,9 +210,10 @@ extern "C" void app_main()
     {
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "GetAppTask().StartAppTask() failed : %" CHIP_ERROR_FORMAT, error.Format());
     }
-    ESPOpenThreadInit();
 
     chip::DeviceLayer::PlatformMgr().ScheduleWork(InitServer, reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(nullptr));
+
+    ESPOpenThreadInit();
 }
 
 bool lowPowerClusterSleep()
diff --git a/examples/all-clusters-minimal-app/esp32/main/main.cpp b/examples/all-clusters-minimal-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
index 4972e775bd6f31..8a9a74e4c7f124 100644
--- a/examples/all-clusters-minimal-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/all-clusters-minimal-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
@@ -186,8 +186,9 @@ extern "C" void app_main()
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "GetAppTask().StartAppTask() failed : %" CHIP_ERROR_FORMAT, error.Format());
     }
 
-    ESPOpenThreadInit();
     chip::DeviceLayer::PlatformMgr().ScheduleWork(InitServer, reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(nullptr));
+
+    ESPOpenThreadInit();
 }
 
 bool lowPowerClusterSleep()
diff --git a/examples/energy-management-app/esp32/main/main.cpp b/examples/energy-management-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
index 9e1dff9b43b745..9dff90bf9443cb 100644
--- a/examples/energy-management-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/energy-management-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
@@ -294,7 +294,8 @@ extern "C" void app_main()
 #endif
 
     SetDeviceAttestationCredentialsProvider(get_dac_provider());
-    ESPOpenThreadInit();
 
     chip::DeviceLayer::PlatformMgr().ScheduleWork(InitServer, reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(nullptr));
+
+    ESPOpenThreadInit();
 }
diff --git a/examples/light-switch-app/esp32/main/main.cpp b/examples/light-switch-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
index f8127433f14f60..564639327e7b65 100644
--- a/examples/light-switch-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/light-switch-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "DeviceCallbacks.h"
 #include <common/CHIPDeviceManager.h>
 #include <common/Esp32AppServer.h>
+#include <common/Esp32ThreadInit.h>
 
 #include "AppTask.h"
 #include "BindingHandler.h"
@@ -135,21 +136,10 @@ extern "C" void app_main()
     SetDeviceAttestationCredentialsProvider(Examples::GetExampleDACProvider());
 #endif // CONFIG_ENABLE_ESP32_FACTORY_DATA_PROVIDER
 
-#if CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_ENABLE_THREAD
-    if (DeviceLayer::ThreadStackMgr().InitThreadStack() != CHIP_NO_ERROR)
-    {
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to initialize Thread stack");
-        return;
-    }
-    if (DeviceLayer::ThreadStackMgr().StartThreadTask() != CHIP_NO_ERROR)
-    {
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to launch Thread task");
-        return;
-    }
-#endif
-
     chip::DeviceLayer::PlatformMgr().ScheduleWork(InitServer, reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(nullptr));
 
+    ESPOpenThreadInit();
+
     error = GetAppTask().StartAppTask();
     if (error != CHIP_NO_ERROR)
     {
diff --git a/examples/lighting-app/esp32/main/main.cpp b/examples/lighting-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
index 120c004782c895..ba3edee4669e86 100644
--- a/examples/lighting-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/lighting-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
@@ -210,10 +210,11 @@ extern "C" void app_main()
 #endif
 
     SetDeviceAttestationCredentialsProvider(get_dac_provider());
-    ESPOpenThreadInit();
 
     chip::DeviceLayer::PlatformMgr().ScheduleWork(InitServer, reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(nullptr));
 
+    ESPOpenThreadInit();
+
     error = GetAppTask().StartAppTask();
     if (error != CHIP_NO_ERROR)
     {
diff --git a/examples/lit-icd-app/esp32/main/main.cpp b/examples/lit-icd-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
index 4bb736b219eabd..04565a922b3bb5 100644
--- a/examples/lit-icd-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/lit-icd-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
@@ -130,10 +130,11 @@ extern "C" void app_main()
 #else
     SetDeviceAttestationCredentialsProvider(Examples::GetExampleDACProvider());
 #endif // CONFIG_ENABLE_ESP32_FACTORY_DATA_PROVIDER
-    ESPOpenThreadInit();
     static UatButton sButton;
     sButton.Init(UAT_GPIO, ESP_EXT1_WAKEUP_ANY_LOW);
     sButton.SetUatButtonPressCallback(UatButtonHandler);
 
     chip::DeviceLayer::PlatformMgr().ScheduleWork(InitServer, reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(nullptr));
+
+    ESPOpenThreadInit();
 }
diff --git a/examples/thread-br-app/esp32/main/main.cpp b/examples/thread-br-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
index dcafcc1c74ae40..a03e29d6031097 100644
--- a/examples/thread-br-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/thread-br-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
@@ -149,9 +149,10 @@ extern "C" void app_main()
     SetDeviceAttestationCredentialsProvider(Examples::GetExampleDACProvider());
 #endif // CONFIG_ENABLE_ESP32_FACTORY_DATA_PROVIDER
     esp_openthread_set_backbone_netif(esp_netif_get_handle_from_ifkey("WIFI_STA_DEF"));
-    ESPOpenThreadInit();
 
     chip::DeviceLayer::PlatformMgr().ScheduleWork(InitServer, reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(nullptr));
+
+    ESPOpenThreadInit();
 }
 
 extern "C" void otSysProcessDrivers(otInstance * aInstance)