diff --git a/phpBB/bin/phpbbcli.php b/phpBB/bin/phpbbcli.php
index a29990c3f2..dd5c8fa774 100755
--- a/phpBB/bin/phpbbcli.php
+++ b/phpBB/bin/phpbbcli.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ require($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/startup.' . $phpEx);
 require($phpbb_root_path . 'config.' . $phpEx);
 require($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/constants.' . $phpEx);
 require($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/functions.' . $phpEx);
+require($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/functions_admin.' . $phpEx);
 require($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/functions_container.' . $phpEx);
 require($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/utf/utf_tools.' . $phpEx);
 require($phpbb_root_path . 'phpbb/class_loader.' . $phpEx);
@@ -33,7 +34,6 @@ $phpbb_class_loader_ext->register();
 $phpbb_container = phpbb_create_update_container($phpbb_root_path, $phpEx, "$phpbb_root_path/config");
 $phpbb_container->get('request')->enable_super_globals();
 require($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/compatibility_globals.' . $phpEx);
-require($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/functions_admin.' . $phpEx);
 
 $application = new \phpbb\console\application('phpBB Console', PHPBB_VERSION);
 $application->register_container_commands($phpbb_container);