diff --git a/src/server.ts b/src/server.ts
index 0feed7b..2d5c1de 100755
--- a/src/server.ts
+++ b/src/server.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import utils from './utils/utils'
 import dbtools from './utils/dbtools'
 import reqlogger from './middlewares/reqlogger.middleware'
 import idStats from './utils/ids'
-import { paths, validateFiles } from './utils/files'
+import { paths, validateAndSetupFiles } from './utils/files'
 import constants from './constants'
 
 const logFile = paths.logDir + logger.logFileName
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ function moveLogIfNotFromToday(path: string, to: string) {
 moveLogIfNotFromToday(logFile, paths.logDir)
 moveLogIfNotFromToday(vlogFile, paths.vlogDir)
 
-idStats.Load()
-logger.Load()
-
 interface Modules {
     [name: string]: Module
 }
@@ -91,7 +88,7 @@ export interface SetupData {
     httpsServer: https.Server
 }
 
-const filesValid = validateFiles()
+const filesValid = validateAndSetupFiles()
 if (!filesValid) {
     const msg =
         'Not all files are valid which are needed to run the server! Please resolve the above issues, and start again.'
@@ -99,6 +96,9 @@ if (!filesValid) {
     throw new Error(msg)
 }
 
+idStats.Load()
+logger.Load()
+
 const userDB = dbtools.GetDB(paths.usersDBPath)
 let modules: Modules = utils.ReadJSON(paths.modulesFile)
 
diff --git a/src/utils/files.ts b/src/utils/files.ts
index 2466371..35405d7 100644
--- a/src/utils/files.ts
+++ b/src/utils/files.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type FileDescriptor = {
     warningIfMissing?: boolean
 }
 
-export const validateFiles = (): boolean => {
+export const validateAndSetupFiles = (): boolean => {
     let everythingValid = true
     Object.entries(files).forEach(([key, file]: [string, FileDescriptor]) => {
         let fileExists = utils.FileExists(file.path)