1 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/phpBB/common.php b/phpBB/common.php
index 3c33e94bf7..55e9e2da3d 100644
--- a/phpBB/common.php
+++ b/phpBB/common.php
@@ -39,18 +39,13 @@ include('functions/auth.'.$phpEx);
 include('functions/functions.'.$phpEx);
 include('db.'.$phpEx);
 
-// Check if user is banned
-if(!auth("ip ban", $db, "", "", "", "", "", USER_IP, "", "", "")) 
-{
-	error_die($db, BANNED);
-}
-
 // Initalize these variables to keep them safe.
 $user_logged_in = 0;
 $logged_in = 0;
 $userdata = Array();
 
 // Setup forum wide options.
+// This is also the first DB query/connect
 $sql = "SELECT * FROM ".CONFIG_TABLE." WHERE selected = 1";
 if(!$result = $db->sql_query($sql))
 {
@@ -74,6 +69,12 @@ else
 	$sys_lang = $default_lang;            
 }
 
+// Check if user is banned
+if(!auth("ip ban", $db, "", "", "", "", "", USER_IP, "", "", "")) 
+{
+	error_die($db, BANNED);
+}
+
 if(isset($HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[$session_cookie])) 
 {
 	$sessid = $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[$session_cookie];