diff --git a/packages/autoupdate/autoupdate_server.js b/packages/autoupdate/autoupdate_server.js
index 182b31e8ac..010412b1e4 100644
--- a/packages/autoupdate/autoupdate_server.js
+++ b/packages/autoupdate/autoupdate_server.js
@@ -108,6 +108,18 @@ var updateVersions = function (shouldReloadClientProgram) {
     }});
   }
 
+  if (! ClientVersions.findOne({_id: "version-cordova"})) {
+    ClientVersions.insert({
+      _id: "version-cordova",
+      version: Autoupdate.autoupdateVersionCordova,
+      refreshable: false
+    });
+  } else {
+    ClientVersions.update("version-cordova", { $set: {
+      version: Autoupdate.autoupdateVersionCordova
+    }});
+  }
+
   // Use `onListening` here because we need to use
   // `WebAppInternals.refreshableAssets`, which is only set after
   // `WebApp.generateBoilerplate` is called by `main` in webapp.
@@ -124,18 +136,6 @@ var updateVersions = function (shouldReloadClientProgram) {
         assets: WebAppInternals.refreshableAssets
       }});
     }
-
-    if (! ClientVersions.findOne({_id: "version-cordova"})) {
-      ClientVersions.insert({
-        _id: "version-cordova",
-        version: Autoupdate.autoupdateVersionCordova,
-        refreshable: false
-      });
-    } else {
-      ClientVersions.update("version-cordova", { $set: {
-        version: Autoupdate.autoupdateVersionCordova
-      }});
-    }
   });
 };