diff --git a/apps/server/src/www.ts b/apps/server/src/www.ts
index 27abd59a0..1bef980b2 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/www.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/www.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ const LOGO = `\
 `;
 
 export default async function startTriliumServer() {
+    await displayStartupMessage();
+
     // setup basic error handling even before requiring dependencies, since those can produce errors as well
     process.on("unhandledRejection", (error: Error) => {
         // this makes sure that stacktrace of failed promise is printed out
@@ -71,8 +73,6 @@ export default async function startTriliumServer() {
         (await import("electron")).app.requestSingleInstanceLock();
     }
 
-    await displayStartupMessage();
-
     const httpServer = startHttpServer(app);
 
     const sessionParser = (await import("./routes/session_parser.js")).default;