diff --git a/lib/base.php b/lib/base.php
index d2a3d90f8251e9bd01b2bffeb84f5b5ddac2ae85..75f93b76627b9fc46f4e7b70212258e85f028d5f 100644
--- a/lib/base.php
+++ b/lib/base.php
@@ -441,14 +441,14 @@ class OC {
 		stream_wrapper_register('oc', 'OC\Files\Stream\OC');
 
 		self::initTemplateEngine();
-		self::checkConfig();
-		self::checkInstalled();
-		self::checkSSL();
 		if ( !self::$CLI ) {
 			self::initSession();
 		} else {
 			self::$session = new \OC\Session\Memory('');
 		}
+		self::checkConfig();
+		self::checkInstalled();
+		self::checkSSL();
 
 		$errors = OC_Util::checkServer();
 		if (count($errors) > 0) {