diff --git a/lib/setup.php b/lib/setup.php
index 22a17f1705e..f81800fb8f4 100644
--- a/lib/setup.php
+++ b/lib/setup.php
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
         die;
     }
     
-    if (!isset($CFG->enrol)) { // This is a hack to fix bug 1598
-        $CFG->enrol = 'internal';
-    }
-
 /// If there are any errors in the standard libraries we want to know!
     error_reporting(E_ALL);
 
@@ -96,6 +92,11 @@
     error_reporting($CFG->debug);
 
 
+/// Set a default enrolment configuration (see bug 1598)
+    if (!isset($CFG->enrol)) {
+        $CFG->enrol = 'internal';
+    }
+
 /// File permissions on created directories in the $CFG->dataroot
 
     if (empty($CFG->directorypermissions)) {