1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/bin/rbot b/bin/rbot
index 2e460e33..06e6db30 100755
--- a/bin/rbot
+++ b/bin/rbot
@@ -89,8 +89,13 @@ if File.directory? "#{defaultlib}/rbot"
     $:.unshift defaultlib
   end
 end
-  
+
 begin
+  # ruby 1.9 specific fixes
+  unless RUBY_VERSION < '1.9'
+    require 'rbot/compat19'
+  end
+
   require 'rbot/ircbot'
 rescue LoadError => e
   puts "Error: couldn't find the rbot/ircbot module (or one of its dependencies)\n"
@@ -98,11 +103,6 @@ rescue LoadError => e
   exit 2
 end
 
-# ruby 1.9 specific fixes
-unless RUBY_VERSION < '1.9'
-  require 'rbot/compat19'
-end
-
 if ($opts["version"])
   puts "rbot #{$version}"
   exit 0