diff --git a/workflow/public_html/sysGeneric.php b/workflow/public_html/sysGeneric.php
index 17dea5f15..473428c5c 100755
--- a/workflow/public_html/sysGeneric.php
+++ b/workflow/public_html/sysGeneric.php
@@ -256,6 +256,10 @@
   G::LoadSystem('httpProxyController');
   G::LoadSystem('pmException');
 
+  // Create headPublisher singleton
+  G::LoadSystem('headPublisher');
+  $oHeadPublisher =& headPublisher::getSingleton();
+
   // Installer, redirect to install if we don't have a valid shared data folder
   if ( !defined('PATH_DATA') || !file_exists(PATH_DATA)) {
 
@@ -299,10 +303,6 @@
     die;
   }
 
-  // Create headPublisher singleton
-  G::LoadSystem('headPublisher');
-  $oHeadPublisher =& headPublisher::getSingleton();
-
   // database and workspace definition
   // if SYS_TEMP exists, the URL has a workspace, now we need to verify if exists their db.php file
   if ( defined('SYS_TEMP') && SYS_TEMP != '')  {