diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
index 8d98cc9b93..ea098936b2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
@@ -188,6 +188,18 @@ namespace OpenSim
                 }
             }
 
+            // Hook up to the watchdog timer
+            Watchdog.OnWatchdogTimeout += WatchdogTimeoutHandler;
+
+            PrintFileToConsole("startuplogo.txt");
+
+            // For now, start at the 'root' level by default
+            if (m_sceneManager.Scenes.Count == 1) // If there is only one region, select it
+                ChangeSelectedRegion("region",
+                                     new string[] {"change", "region", m_sceneManager.Scenes[0].RegionInfo.RegionName});
+            else
+                ChangeSelectedRegion("region", new string[] {"change", "region", "root"});
+
             //Run Startup Commands
             if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(m_startupCommandsFile))
             {
@@ -206,18 +218,6 @@ namespace OpenSim
                 m_scriptTimer.Interval = 1200*1000;
                 m_scriptTimer.Elapsed += RunAutoTimerScript;
             }
-
-            // Hook up to the watchdog timer
-            Watchdog.OnWatchdogTimeout += WatchdogTimeoutHandler;
-
-            PrintFileToConsole("startuplogo.txt");
-
-            // For now, start at the 'root' level by default
-            if (m_sceneManager.Scenes.Count == 1) // If there is only one region, select it
-                ChangeSelectedRegion("region",
-                                     new string[] {"change", "region", m_sceneManager.Scenes[0].RegionInfo.RegionName});
-            else
-                ChangeSelectedRegion("region", new string[] {"change", "region", "root"});
         }
 
         /// <summary>