diff --git a/core/js/main.js b/core/js/main.js
index 2bac6a4..6e6929d 100644
--- a/core/js/main.js
+++ b/core/js/main.js
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ function main()
 	invokeParamifier(params,"onload");
 	t4 = new Date();
 	readOnly = (window.location.protocol == "file:") ? false : config.options.chkHttpReadOnly;
-	showBackstage = !readOnly;
 	var pluginProblem = loadPlugins();
 	t5 = new Date();
 	formatter = new Formatter(config.formatters);
 	story.switchTheme(config.options.txtTheme);
 	invokeParamifier(params,"onconfig");
+	showBackstage = !readOnly;
 	t6 = new Date();
 	store.notifyAll();
 	t7 = new Date();