diff --git a/lib/setup.php b/lib/setup.php
index 0e04b3b8f4a..cee833b4ddc 100644
--- a/lib/setup.php
+++ b/lib/setup.php
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@
 
     $CFG->wordlist    = "$CFG->libdir/wordlist.txt";
     $CFG->javascript  = "$CFG->libdir/javascript.php";
-    $CFG->stylesheet  = "$CFG->wwwroot/theme/$CFG->theme/styles.php";
-    $CFG->header      = "$CFG->dirroot/theme/$CFG->theme/header.html";
-    $CFG->footer      = "$CFG->dirroot/theme/$CFG->theme/footer.html";
     $CFG->moddata     = "moddata";
 
 
@@ -66,6 +63,10 @@
     }
     require("$CFG->dirroot/theme/$CFG->theme/config.php");
 
+    $CFG->stylesheet  = "$CFG->wwwroot/theme/$CFG->theme/styles.php";
+    $CFG->header      = "$CFG->dirroot/theme/$CFG->theme/header.html";
+    $CFG->footer      = "$CFG->dirroot/theme/$CFG->theme/footer.html";
+
 
 
 /// Reference code to remove magic quotes from everything ... just in case.