diff --git a/core/sourcemod.cpp b/core/sourcemod.cpp
index 94f289c2..3ed990aa 100644
--- a/core/sourcemod.cpp
+++ b/core/sourcemod.cpp
@@ -172,9 +172,6 @@ bool SourceModBase::InitializeSourceMod(char *error, size_t maxlength, bool late
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	/* Initialize CoreConfig to get the SourceMod base path properly - this parses core.cfg */
-	g_CoreConfig.Initialize();
-
 	/* There will always be a path by this point, since it was force-set above. */
 	m_GotBasePath = true;
 
@@ -256,6 +253,9 @@ void SourceModBase::StartSourceMod(bool late)
 
 	InitLogicBridge();
 
+	/* Initialize CoreConfig to get the SourceMod base path properly - this parses core.cfg */
+	g_CoreConfig.Initialize();
+
 	/* Notify! */
 	SMGlobalClass *pBase = SMGlobalClass::head;
 	while (pBase)