diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/commandlet/UpdateSettingsCommandlet.java b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/commandlet/UpdateSettingsCommandlet.java
index c4aabd535..b2c2fa290 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/commandlet/UpdateSettingsCommandlet.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/commandlet/UpdateSettingsCommandlet.java
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ public void run() {
         }
       }
     }
-    checkIfLegacyFolderExists();
     replaceIdeVariables();
+    checkIfLegacyFolderExists();
     checkForXMLNameSpace();
   }
 
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ private void handleReplacementPatternsFile(Path file) {
     }
   }
 
-  public void checkForXMLNameSpace() {
+  private void checkForXMLNameSpace() {
     Path settingsDirectory = context.getIdeHome().resolve("settings");
     AtomicBoolean missingNamespaceFound = new AtomicBoolean(false);
     try {