diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 427e8f74d96..0ec3c1f633e 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ if (!empty($CFG->defaulthomepage) && ($CFG->defaulthomepage == HOMEPAGE_MY) && o
 }
 $PAGE->set_url('/', $urlparams);
 $PAGE->set_course($SITE);
+$PAGE->set_pagelayout('frontpage');
 $PAGE->set_other_editing_capability('moodle/course:update');
 $PAGE->set_other_editing_capability('moodle/course:manageactivities');
 $PAGE->set_other_editing_capability('moodle/course:activityvisibility');
@@ -104,7 +105,6 @@ if (file_exists($CFG->dirroot.'/local/hub/lib.php') and get_config('local_hub',
 
 $PAGE->set_pagetype('site-index');
 $PAGE->set_docs_path('');
-$PAGE->set_pagelayout('frontpage');
 $editing = $PAGE->user_is_editing();
 $PAGE->set_title($SITE->fullname);
 $PAGE->set_heading($SITE->fullname);