diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 06c2a135..0d80171f 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@ import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';
 void main() async {
   WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
 
+  await Firebase.initializeApp(
+    options: DefaultFirebaseOptions.currentPlatform,
+  );
+
+  // Pass all uncaught "fatal" errors from the framework to Crashlytics
+  FlutterError.onError = FirebaseCrashlytics.instance.recordFlutterFatalError;
+
+  // Pass all uncaught asynchronous errors that aren't handled by the Flutter framework to Crashlytics
+  PlatformDispatcher.instance.onError = (error, stack) {
+    FirebaseCrashlytics.instance.recordError(error, stack, fatal: true);
+    return true;
+  };
+
   final prefs = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
 
   final firstRun = prefs.getBool('first_run') ?? true;
@@ -48,19 +61,6 @@ void main() async {
   // Create a MobX reaction that will save the settings on disk every time they are changed.
   autorun((_) => prefs.setString('settings', jsonEncode(settingsStore)));
 
-  await Firebase.initializeApp(
-    options: DefaultFirebaseOptions.currentPlatform,
-  );
-
-  // Pass all uncaught "fatal" errors from the framework to Crashlytics
-  FlutterError.onError = FirebaseCrashlytics.instance.recordFlutterFatalError;
-
-  // Pass all uncaught asynchronous errors that aren't handled by the Flutter framework to Crashlytics
-  PlatformDispatcher.instance.onError = (error, stack) {
-    FirebaseCrashlytics.instance.recordError(error, stack, fatal: true);
-    return true;
-  };
-
   /// Initialize API services with a common client.
   /// This will prevent every request from creating a new client instance.
   final client = Client();