diff --git a/admin/report/courseoverview/index.php b/admin/report/courseoverview/index.php
index da91b6109c6..21d980f6d38 100644
--- a/admin/report/courseoverview/index.php
+++ b/admin/report/courseoverview/index.php
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
     $time       = optional_param('time', 0, PARAM_INT);
     $numcourses = optional_param('numcourses', 20, PARAM_INT);
 
-    admin_externalpage_setup('reportcourseoverview');
-    echo $OUTPUT->header();
-
     if (empty($CFG->enablestats)) {
         if (has_capability('moodle/site:config', get_context_instance(CONTEXT_SYSTEM))) {
             redirect("$CFG->wwwroot/$CFG->admin/settings.php?section=stats", get_string('mustenablestats', 'admin'), 3);
@@ -19,6 +16,9 @@
         }
     }
 
+    admin_externalpage_setup('reportcourseoverview');
+    echo $OUTPUT->header();
+
     $course = get_site();
     stats_check_uptodate($course->id);