diff --git a/resque.php b/resque.php
index d85a70e..02ecc1a 100644
--- a/resque.php
+++ b/resque.php
@@ -4,15 +4,6 @@ if(empty($QUEUE)) {
 	die("Set QUEUE env var containing the list of queues to work.\n");
 }
 
-$APP_INCLUDE = getenv('APP_INCLUDE');
-if($APP_INCLUDE) {
-	if(!file_exists($APP_INCLUDE)) {
-		die('APP_INCLUDE ('.$APP_INCLUDE.") does not exist.\n");
-	}
-
-	require_once $APP_INCLUDE;
-}
-
 require_once 'lib/Resque.php';
 require_once 'lib/Resque/Worker.php';
 
@@ -32,6 +23,15 @@ else if(!empty($VVERBOSE)) {
 	$logLevel = Resque_Worker::LOG_VERBOSE;
 }
 
+$APP_INCLUDE = getenv('APP_INCLUDE');
+if($APP_INCLUDE) {
+	if(!file_exists($APP_INCLUDE)) {
+		die('APP_INCLUDE ('.$APP_INCLUDE.") does not exist.\n");
+	}
+
+	require_once $APP_INCLUDE;
+}
+
 $interval = 5;
 $INTERVAL = getenv('INTERVAL');
 if(!empty($INTERVAL)) {