diff --git a/main.php b/main.php
index 82a89ab2f..a7eeaafc8 100644
--- a/main.php
+++ b/main.php
@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@
  * @see Director::direct()
  */
 
+/**
+ * Include _ss_environment.php file
+ */
+$envFiles = array('../_ss_environment.php', '../../_ss_environment.php', '../../../_ss_environment.php');
+foreach($envFiles as $envFile) {
+        if(@file_exists($envFile)) {
+                include($envFile);
+                break;
+        }
+}
+
 /**
  * Include Sapphire's core code
  */
@@ -86,14 +97,6 @@ if(Director::isDev()) {
 
 Session::start();
 
-$envFiles = array('../_ss_environment.php', '../../_ss_environment.php', '../../../_ss_environment.php');
-foreach($envFiles as $envFile) {
-        if(@file_exists($envFile)) {
-                include($envFile);
-                break;
-        }
-}
-
 if(isset($_GET['url'])) {
 	$url = $_GET['url'];