diff --git a/bin/sugar-activity b/bin/sugar-activity
index 2e10922a..c01b2637 100755
--- a/bin/sugar-activity
+++ b/bin/sugar-activity
@@ -94,6 +94,17 @@ if len(args) == 0:
 bundle_path = os.environ['SUGAR_BUNDLE_PATH']
 sys.path.append(bundle_path)
 
+bundle = ActivityBundle(bundle_path)
+
+os.environ['SUGAR_BUNDLE_ID'] = bundle.get_bundle_id()
+os.environ['SUGAR_BUNDLE_NAME'] = bundle.get_name()
+
+gtk.icon_theme_get_default().append_search_path(bundle.get_icons_path())
+
+gettext.bindtextdomain(bundle.get_bundle_id(),
+                       bundle.get_locale_path())
+gettext.textdomain(bundle.get_bundle_id())
+
 splitted_module = args[0].rsplit('.', 1)
 module_name = splitted_module[0]
 class_name = splitted_module[1]
@@ -133,17 +144,6 @@ if options.single_process is True:
 if hasattr(module, 'start'):
     module.start()
 
-bundle = ActivityBundle(bundle_path)
-
-os.environ['SUGAR_BUNDLE_ID'] = bundle.get_bundle_id()
-os.environ['SUGAR_BUNDLE_NAME'] = bundle.get_name()
-
-gettext.bindtextdomain(bundle.get_bundle_id(),
-                       bundle.get_locale_path())
-gettext.textdomain(bundle.get_bundle_id())
-
-gtk.icon_theme_get_default().append_search_path(bundle.get_icons_path())
-
 create_activity_instance(constructor, handle)
 
 gtk.main()