diff --git a/src/Modules/Main.lua b/src/Modules/Main.lua
index 0b8d4543fd..7360bca91f 100644
--- a/src/Modules/Main.lua
+++ b/src/Modules/Main.lua
@@ -118,10 +118,6 @@ function main:Init()
 
 	if not SetDPIScaleOverridePercent then SetDPIScaleOverridePercent = function(scale) end end
 
-	if self.userPath then
-		self:ChangeUserPath(self.userPath, ignoreBuild)
-	end
-
 	if launch.devMode and IsKeyDown("CTRL") or os.getenv("REGENERATE_MOD_CACHE") == "1" then
 		-- If modLib.parseMod doesn't find a cache entry it generates it.
 		-- Not loading pre-generated cache causes it to be rebuilt
@@ -143,6 +139,10 @@ function main:Init()
 	self.tree = { }
 	self:LoadTree(latestTreeVersion)
 
+	if self.userPath then
+		self:ChangeUserPath(self.userPath, ignoreBuild)
+	end
+
 	self.uniqueDB = { list = { }, loading = true }
 	self.rareDB = { list = { }, loading = true }