diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/winmain.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/winmain.cpp
index 3ef7bb77d..fd1b8f701 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/winmain.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/winmain.cpp
@@ -411,7 +411,9 @@ int WINAPI wWinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE, PWSTR pCmdLine, int)
 		::MessageBox(NULL, COMMAND_ARG_HELP, TEXT("Notepad++ Command Argument Help"), MB_OK);
 
 	NppParameters& nppParameters = NppParameters::getInstance();
+	nppParameters.load();
 	NppGUI & nppGui = const_cast<NppGUI &>(nppParameters.getNppGUI());
+
 	bool doUpdateNpp = nppGui._autoUpdateOpt._doAutoUpdate;
 	bool doUpdatePluginList = nppGui._autoUpdateOpt._doAutoUpdate;
 
@@ -426,7 +428,6 @@ int WINAPI wWinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE, PWSTR pCmdLine, int)
 	{
 		nppParameters.setStartWithLocFileName(cmdLineParams._localizationPath);
 	}
-	nppParameters.load();
 
 	nppParameters.setFunctionListExportBoolean(doFunctionListExport);
 	nppParameters.setPrintAndExitBoolean(doPrintAndQuit);