1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/crawl-ref/source/acr.cc b/crawl-ref/source/acr.cc
index 1419e6348b..2d35510bb4 100644
--- a/crawl-ref/source/acr.cc
+++ b/crawl-ref/source/acr.cc
@@ -224,10 +224,6 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
     // now parse the args again, looking for everything else.
     parse_args( argc, argv, false );
 
-    // read the options the player used last time they created a new
-    // character.
-    read_startup_prefs();
-
     if (Options.sc_entries != 0 || !SysEnv.scorefile.empty())
     {
         hiscores_print_all( Options.sc_entries, Options.sc_format );
@@ -3298,6 +3294,10 @@ static bool initialise(void)
 {
     Options.fixup_options();
     
+    // read the options the player used last time they created a new
+    // character.
+    read_startup_prefs();
+    
     you.symbol = '@';
     you.colour = LIGHTGREY;