diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b3e7537..844f741 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"cwtch.im/ui/go/gobjects"
 	"cwtch.im/ui/go/gothings"
 	"cwtch.im/ui/go/the"
-	"fmt"
 	"git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/libricochet-go/connectivity"
 	"git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/libricochet-go/log"
 	"github.com/therecipe/qt/gui"
@@ -16,10 +15,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/therecipe/qt/qml"
 	"github.com/therecipe/qt/quickcontrols2"
 	"os"
-	"os/user"
 	"path"
 	"runtime"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"os/user"
+	"fmt"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -70,6 +70,17 @@ func main() {
 	engine.RootContext().SetContextProperty("gcd", gcd)
 	engine.Load(qmlSource)
 
+	if os.Getenv("CWTCH_FOLDER") != "" {
+		the.CwtchDir = os.Getenv("CWTCH_FOLDER")
+	} else {
+		usr, err := user.Current()
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("\nerror: could not load current user: %v\n", err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		the.CwtchDir = path.Join(usr.HomeDir, ".cwtch")
+	}
+
 	torpath := "tor"
 	if runtime.GOOS == "android" {
 		torpath = "/data/data/org.qtproject.example.go/lib/libtor.so"
@@ -128,16 +139,6 @@ func main() {
 // for now, it loads a single peer and fills the ui with its data
 func loadCwtchData(gcd *gothings.GrandCentralDispatcher, acn connectivity.ACN) {
 	var err error
-	if os.Getenv("CWTCH_FOLDER") != "" {
-		the.CwtchDir = os.Getenv("CWTCH_FOLDER")
-	} else {
-		usr, err := user.Current()
-		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Printf("\nerror: could not load current user: %v\n", err)
-			os.Exit(1)
-		}
-		the.CwtchDir = path.Join(usr.HomeDir, ".cwtch")
-	}
 
 	/*_, err := app2.NewApp(dirname, "/data/data/org.qtproject.example.go/lib/libtor.so")
 	if err != nil {