diff --git a/ci.php b/ci.php
index caf1e3d676de..01b74be76479 100755
--- a/ci.php
+++ b/ci.php
@@ -12,13 +12,6 @@
  * this class mainly acts as a passthru to the framework itself.
  */
 
-// Location to the Paths config file.
-$pathsPath = 'application/Config/Paths.php';
-$public = trim($paths->publicDirectory, '/');
-
-// Path to the front controller
-define('FCPATH', realpath($public).DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
-
 /*
  *---------------------------------------------------------------
  * BOOTSTRAP THE APPLICATION
@@ -34,6 +27,14 @@
 	die("The cli tool is not supported when running php-cgi. It needs php-cli to function!\n\n");
 }
 
+// Location to the Paths config file.
+$pathsPath = 'application/Config/Paths.php';
+
+$public = trim($paths->publicDirectory, '/');
+
+// Path to the front controller
+define('FCPATH', realpath($public).DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
+
 // Ensure the current directory is pointing to the front controller's directory
 chdir('public');