diff --git a/src/bin/e_sys_main.c b/src/bin/e_sys_main.c
index 54c60b9c3..acd1f038d 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_sys_main.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_sys_main.c
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ main(int argc,
    if (!action) exit(1);
    fprintf(stderr, "action %s %i\n", action, argc);
 
+   eina_init();
+
    uid = getuid();
    gid = getgid();
    egid = getegid();
@@ -199,8 +201,6 @@ main(int argc,
         exit(7);
      }
 
-   eina_init();
-
    if (!auth_action_ok(action, gid, gl, gn, egid))
      {
         printf("ERROR: ACTION NOT ALLOWED: %s\n", action);