diff --git a/static/index.js b/static/index.js
index 588b126ea..b1a38c601 100644
--- a/static/index.js
+++ b/static/index.js
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ window.onload = function() {
     // Skip "?loadSettings=".
     var loadSettings = JSON.parse(decodeURIComponent(location.search.substr(14)));
 
+    ModuleCache = require('../src/module-cache');
+    ModuleCache.register(loadSettings);
+    ModuleCache.add(loadSettings.resourcePath);
+
     // Start the crash reporter before anything else.
     require('crash-reporter').start({
       productName: 'Atom',
@@ -16,10 +20,6 @@ window.onload = function() {
     require('coffee-script').register();
     require('../src/coffee-cache').register();
 
-    ModuleCache = require('../src/module-cache');
-    ModuleCache.register(loadSettings);
-    ModuleCache.add(loadSettings.resourcePath);
-
     require(loadSettings.bootstrapScript);
     require('ipc').sendChannel('window-command', 'window:loaded')
   }