diff --git a/build-scripts/compile_all.py b/build-scripts/compile_all.py
index 90d4b4d774d..76ee26032f0 100644
--- a/build-scripts/compile_all.py
+++ b/build-scripts/compile_all.py
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ def main():
 
     loader = ssg.build_yaml.BuildLoader(
         None, env_yaml, product_cpes, args.sce_metadata, args.stig_references)
+    loader.load_components()
     load_benchmark_source_data_from_directory_tree(loader, env_yaml, product_yaml)
 
     project_root_abspath = os.path.abspath(args.project_root)
diff --git a/ssg/build_yaml.py b/ssg/build_yaml.py
index c4ef4581031..67803752b6b 100644
--- a/ssg/build_yaml.py
+++ b/ssg/build_yaml.py
@@ -1331,9 +1331,9 @@ def __init__(
         if stig_reference_path:
             self.stig_references = ssg.build_stig.map_versions_to_rule_ids(stig_reference_path)
         self.components_dir = None
-        self.rule_to_components = self._load_components()
+        self.rule_to_components = None
 
-    def _load_components(self):
+    def load_components(self):
         if "components_root" not in self.env_yaml:
             return None
         product_dir = self.env_yaml["product_dir"]
@@ -1341,9 +1341,8 @@ def _load_components(self):
         self.components_dir = os.path.abspath(
             os.path.join(product_dir, components_root))
         components = ssg.components.load(self.components_dir)
-        rule_to_components = ssg.components.rule_component_mapping(
+        self.rule_to_components = ssg.components.rule_component_mapping(
             components)
-        return rule_to_components
 
     def _process_values(self):
         for value_yaml in self.value_files: