diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/jucer_Application.cpp b/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/jucer_Application.cpp
index 67a157659a..21652b7211 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/jucer_Application.cpp
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/jucer_Application.cpp
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ void ProjucerApplication::initialise (const String& commandLine)
                               + "MHz  Cores: " + String (SystemStats::getNumCpus())
                               + "  " + String (SystemStats::getMemorySizeInMegabytes()) + "MB");
 
+        initialiseBasics();
+
         isRunningCommandLine = commandLine.isNotEmpty()
                                 && ! commandLine.startsWith ("-NSDocumentRevisionsDebugMode");
 
-        initialiseBasics();
-
         licenseController.reset (new LicenseController);
         licenseController->addLicenseStatusChangedCallback (this);